IPC code ESP Flag bearer David Casinos | Competitors 133 in 15 sports | |
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NPC Spanish Paralympic Committee Website www.paralimpicos.es (Spanish) Medals
Ranked 10th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
15
21
22
58 | ||
Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was Infanta Elena, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister Mercedes Cabrera, and several representatives from the Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee.
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Medals
The team finished in tenth place for total medals, with 58 medals, 15 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze. From Europe, only Great Britain, the Ukraine and Russia had more medals than Spain.
Sailing
One Spanish athlete competed in sailing:
References
Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA