South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| South Africa at the Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
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| Medals Rank: 6 |
Gold 21 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 6 |
Total 30 |
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| Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1]
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events.[2] She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics.[3][4][5] 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.[6]
Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics.[7]
South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball.[8]
Medalists
Further information: 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Paralympics medal winners
The following South African athletes won medals at the games:[9]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle - S9 |
| Gold | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle - S9 |
| Gold | Pistorius, OscarOscar Pistorius | Athletics | Men's 400 m - T44 |
| Gold | van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk | Cycling | Men's individual road race HC C |
| Gold | Sapiro, ShireenShireen Sapiro | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke - S9 |
| Gold | Langenhoven, HiltonHilton Langenhoven | Athletics | Men's long jump - F12 |
| Gold | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly - S9 |
| Gold | Lombard, FanieFanie Lombard | Athletics | Men's discus throw - F42 |
| Gold | Bouwer, CharlCharl Bouwer | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle - S13 |
| Gold | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley - SM9 |
| Gold | Langenhoven, HiltonHilton Langenhoven | Athletics | Men's pentathlon - P12 |
| Gold | Johnson, PhilippaPhilippa Johnson | Equestrian | Individual championship test - grade IV |
| Gold | Johnson, PhilippaPhilippa Johnson | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test - grade IV |
| Gold | Paul, KevinKevin Paul | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke - S9 |
| Gold | van der Merwe, FanieFanie van der Merwe | Athletics | Men's 100 m - T37 |
| Gold | Pistorius, OscarOscar Pistorius | Athletics | Men's 100 m - T44 |
| Gold | Langenhoven, HiltonHilton Langenhoven | Athletics | Men's 200 m - T12 |
| Gold | van der Merwe, FanieFanie van der Merwe | Athletics | Men's 200 m - T37 |
| Gold | Pistorius, OscarOscar Pistorius | Athletics | Men's 200 m - T44 |
| Gold | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle - S9 |
| Gold | Hayes, IlseIlse Hayes | Athletics | Women's long jump - F13 |
 Silver | Roos, DavidDavid Roos | Athletics | Men's long jump - F46 |
| Silver | Nel, RiaanRiaan Nel | Cycling | Mixed Individual Road race CP 1/CP 2 |
| Silver | Hayes, IlseIlse Hayes | Athletics | Women's 100 m - T13 |
 Bronze | van Dyk, ErnstErnst van Dyk | Athletics | Men's marathon - T54 |
| Bronze | Kilpatrick, GavinGavin Kilpatrick Thomson, MichaelMichael Thomson | Cycling | Men's sprint (B&VI 1-3) |
| Bronze | Lombard, FanieFanie Lombard | Athletics | Men's shot put - F42 |
| Bronze | Newman, NicholasNicholas Newman | Athletics | Men's javelin throw - F35/36 |
| Bronze | Slattery, TadhgTadhg Slattery | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke - S5 |
| Bronze | Mokgalagadi, TebohoTeboho Mokgalagadi | Athletics | Men's 100 m - T35 |
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)
Cycling
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)
See also
External links
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Du Toit to make history at Games". BBC Sport. June 13, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, May 3, 2008
- ↑ "Du Toit in Paralympics and Olympics". Television New Zealand. Reuters. June 13, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Olympics, Paralympics for Du Toit", Al Jazeera, June 12, 2008
- ↑ Martin, Peter (2008-08-27). "Border man off to Beijing". Daily Dispatch Online. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ "Pistorius, Du Toit headline Paralympics roster", International Herald Tribune, June 11, 2008
- ↑ "SA wheelchair basketball team trains for Beijing Paralympics", Xinhua, June 17, 2008
- ↑ http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/GL/92A/RSA_T.shtml