IPC code SUI Competitors 26 in 6 sports | Website www.swissparalympic.ch Flag bearer Heinz Frei | |
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NPC Swiss Paralympic Committee Medals
Ranked 34th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
3
2
6
11 | ||
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:
Contents
Archery
3 competitors:
Athletics
14 competitors:
12-time Paralympic gold medallist Heinz Frei also competed in cycling.
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
Cycling
5 competitors:
Time trials & Road races
Pursuits
Time trials & Road races
Shooting
1 competitor:
Men
Swimming
1 competitor:
Wheelchair Tennis
3 competitors: