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.

Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events. She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics. 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.

Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics.

South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball.

Medalists

The following South African athletes won medals at the games:

Athletics

Sarisa Marais (100 m, 200 m)

Zanele Situ (shot put, discus, javelin)

Chanelle van Zyl (discus, javelin, shot put)

Ilse Hayes (long jump, 100 m, 200 m)

David Roos (100 m, 200 m, long jump)

Oscar Pistorius (100 m, 200 m, 400 m)

Arnu Fourie (100 m, 200 m)

Nicholas Newman (javelin)

Marius Stander (200 m, 400 m)

Fanie Lombard (shot put, discus)

Duane Strydom (discus)

Michael Louwrens (shot put)

Jonathan Ntutu (100 m, 200 m)

Teboho Mokgalagadi (100 m)

Hilton Langenhoven (200 m, long jump)

Ernst van Dyk (marathon)

Road

Ernst van Dyk (time trial, road race)

Riaan Nel (time trial, road race)

Janos Plekker (time trial, road race)

Roxy Burns (time trial)

Susan van Staden (time trial)

Track

Janos Plekker (individual pursuit, 1 km time trail)

Roxy Burns (500 m time trail, individual pursuit)

Susan van Staden (500 m time trail, individual pursuit)

Gavin Kilpatrick (1km time trail, individual pursuit)

Michael Thompson (1km time trail, individual pursuit)

Equestrian

Kerry Noble (individual champion test, individual freestyle test)

Philippa Johnson (individual champion test, individual freestyle test)

Marion Milne (individual champion test, individual freestyle test)

Mark Frenzel (individual champion test, individual freestyle test)

Powerlifting

Moekie Grobbelaar (52 kg)

Rowing

Gordon Eddey (coxed four)

Jarred Clarke (coxed four)

Kevin du Toit (coxed four)

Kim Robinson (coxed four)

Mosego Mokhine (coxed four)

Swimming

Beth Northling (50 backstroke, 200 freestyle)

Shireen Sapiro (100 butterfly,100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle)

Natalie du Toit (100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 400 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle)

Sarah Shannon (50 backstroke, 50 freestyle)

Emily Gray (100 backstroke)

Adri Visser (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke)

Charl Bouwer (100 butterfly, 400 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle)

Tadhg Slattery (100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley)

Kevin Paul (100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley, 400 freestyle)

Achmat Hassiem (100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle)

Fanie van der Merwe (50 backstroke, 200 freestyle)

Table Tennis

Jan du Plooy (singles, men's team)

Pieter du Plooy (singles, men's team)

Alisha Almeida (singles, women's team)

Alet Moll (singles, women's team)

Wheelchair Basketball

Justin Govender

Marcus Retief

David Curle

Grant Waites

Jeremiah Nel

Marius Papenfus

Nick Taylor

Ralph Taylor

Richard Nortje

Shaun Hartnick

Siphamandla Gumbi

Thandile Zonke

William Reichart

Wheelchair Tennis

Kgothatso Montjane (singles)

Sydwell Mathonsi (singles)

References

South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia

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