Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Date:8–15 September
Edition:5th
Location:Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.

Classification

Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes had to have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic players competed in the mixed events, while players with full use of their arms competed in the separate men's and women's events.

Events

Six events were contested:

Participating countries

There were 112 athletes (77 male, 35 female) from 35 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Medalists

Men's singles
Men's doubles

Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jérémiasz

Stefan Olsson
Peter Vikström

Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
Women's singles
Women's doubles

Korie Homan
Sharon Walraven

Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer

Florence Gravellier
Arlette Racineux
Quad singles
Quad doubles

Nick Taylor
David Wagner

Boaz Kramer
Shraga Weinberg

Jamie Burdekin
Peter Norfolk
Source: Paralympic.org [1]

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medallists, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis . 2008 . Official Website of the Paralympic Movement . 2012-11-01 .