South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table.[1]
South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | RSA |
NPC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 61 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Natalie du Toit |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events.[2] She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics.[3][4][5] Other members of the swim team included Charl Bouwer, Kevin Paul, Tadgh Slattery, Achmat Hassiem, Shireen Sapiro, Emily Gray, Sarah Shannon, Adri Visser and Beth Nothling. South Africa also sent a swimming official, Sharief Gamiet, to the games.[6]
Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics.[7]
South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball.[8]