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Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Switzerland sent a delegation of 26 athletes (17 male, 9 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The stated goal was to win a minimum of 11 medals and finish the games among the top 50 nations. Swiss athletes competed in 6 sports at the Beijing games and performed as follows:

Medallists

Archery

3 competitors:

Men
Women

Athletics

14 competitors:

Men

12-time Paralympic gold medallist Heinz Frei also competed in cycling.<br> Sprinter Simon Vögeli was excluded after a pre-games classification concluded that his disability did not fit Paralympic criteria. A protest by the Swiss delegation was rejected. As a consequence of that decision, Switzerland also had to withdraw their respective 4 × 100 m relay team for lack of participants.

Pentathlon

Women

Cycling

5 competitors:

Men

Time trials & Road races

Pursuits

Women

Time trials & Road races

Shooting

1 competitor:

Men

Swimming

1 competitor:

Women

Wheelchair Tennis

3 competitors:

Men
Women

See also

References

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