Italy at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ITA
NPC	Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
Website	www.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Beijing
Competitors	86 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Francesca Porcellato
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 4 Silver 7 Bronze 7 Total 18
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Italy sent a delegation of 86 athletes and 6 guides to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Italian competitors took part in 12 sports: athletics, rowing, cycling, judo, swimming, wheelchair fencing, equestrian, wheelchair tennis, shooting, archery, table tennis and sailing.^[1]