South Africa at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

South Africa at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeRSA
NPCSouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websitewww.sascoc.co.za
in Beijing
Competitors61 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Natalie du Toit
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
21
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
30
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table.[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]

  1. ^ "Team South Africa (2008 Beijing Paralympics)". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Du Toit to make history at Games". BBC Sport. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Du Toit, who lost leg in scooter accident, will swim in Beijing Games", Reuters, 3 May 2008
  4. ^ "Du Toit in Paralympics and Olympics". Television New Zealand. Reuters. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Olympics, Paralympics for Du Toit", Al Jazeera, 12 June 2008
  6. ^ Martin, Peter (27 August 2008). "Border man off to Beijing". Daily Dispatch Online. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Pistorius, Du Toit headline Paralympics roster", International Herald Tribune, 11 June 2008
  8. ^ "SA wheelchair basketball team trains for Beijing Paralympics", Xinhua, 17 June 2008