Jordan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Jordan at the Paralympic Games

Flag of Jordan
IPC code  JOR
NPC Jordan Paralympic Committee
Competitors in 3 sports
Medals
Rank: 55
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

Jordan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Jordanian athletes competed in three sports: track and field athletics, powerlifting, and table tennis. Among the competitors was Maha Barghouti, a table tennis player who won Jordan's first Paralympic gold medal at the 2000 Sydney games. The team left for Beijing on September 29.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Jamil Elshebli Athletics Men's Shot Put - F57/58
 Silver Omar Qarada Powerlifting Men's -48 kg
 Bronze Jordan Table Tennis Women's Team - Classes 4/5
 Bronze Mu'taz Aljuneidi Powerlifting Men's -75 kg

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