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Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. 143 Canadian athletes competed in 17 sports. Canada also sent several officials to the games, including Tara Grieve in boccia and Andrew Smith in rowing. Canada finished seventh on the medal table at the Beijing games after finishing third on the medal table at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (behind China and Great Britain). Swimmer Donovan Tildesley, a world record-holder and medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympics, was the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The delegation is headed by Chef de Mission Debbie Low.

Chantal Petitclerc ties the 5 gold medal record at a single Games for a Canadian, repeating the feat she performed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and tying Stephanie Dixon, who set the record at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

Medallists

Sports

Archery

Men

|- |align=left|Kevin Evans |align=left|Men's individual compound open |675 |9 |Bye |<br />W 110-109 |<br />L 110-111 |colspan=3|Did not advance |- |align=left|Norbert Murphy |align=left|Men's individual compound W1 |627 |5 |<br />W 98-75 |<br />L 97-111 |colspan=4|Did not advance

Women

|- |align=left|Lyne Tremblay |align=left|Women's individual recurve W1/W2 |317 |20 |<br />L 49-84 |colspan=5|Did not advance

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Boccia

Cycling

Men's road

Men's track

Women's road

Women's track

Equestrian

Individual events

Team

* - denotes score is counted towards the total team's score.

Goalball

The men's and women's teams didn't win any medals; the men's team were knocked out by Lithuania in the quarter-finals and the women's team didn't succeed to the semifinals.

Men's tournament

Players
Group B matches
Quarterfinals
5-8th classification
5/6th classification

Women's tournament

Players
Preliminary matches

Judo

Men

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Men

Wheelchair basketball

The Canadian men's team won a silver medal after being defeated by Australia in the silver medal match while the women's team finished in fifth place overall.

Men's tournament

Players
Group A Results









Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

Women's tournament

Players
Group B Results







Quarterfinals

Classification 5-8

Fifth place

Wheelchair fencing

Men

Wheelchair rugby

The Canadian rugby team won the bronze medal after narrowly defeating Great Britain in the bronze medal match.

Wheelchair tennis

Men

Women

Quads

See also

References

External links