Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

sent a delegation of 26 athletes (17 male, 9 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. 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:

Medallists

Name	Sport	Event	Date
Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler is a Swiss wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic and Paralympic level.Hunkeler was in a car accident at age 22 which left her a paraplegic. She began wheelchair racing two years later....	Athletics	Women's Marathon - T54 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	17th
Heinz Frei Heinz Frei Heinz Frei is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning 5 medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45...	Cycling Cycling Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...	Men's Individual Road Race - HC B Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	14th
Heinz Frei Heinz Frei Heinz Frei is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning 5 medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45...	Cycling Cycling Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...	Men's Individual Road Time Trial - HC B Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	12th
Beat Bösch Beat Bosch Beat Bosch is a Paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T52 event, a silver medal in the men's 200 metres - T52 event and went out in the...	Athletics	Men's 100 m - T52 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	13th
Beat Bösch Beat Bosch Beat Bosch is a Paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 100 metres - T52 event, a silver medal in the men's 200 metres - T52 event and went out in the...	Athletics	Men's 200 m - T52 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	10th
Philippe Horner	Archery Archery Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...	Men's Individual Compound - Open Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.-Classfication:...	13th
Urs Kolly Urs Kolly Urs Kolly is a Swiss Paralympic athlete who has won seven gold medals and a bronze medal. He has won one or more golds at every Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. He also won a bronze at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In addition to this he won the 2004 Credit Suisse Sports Awards for disabled...	Athletics	Men's Pentathlon - P44 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	11th
Sandra Graf Sandra Graf Sandra Graf is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances. She has twice put her career on hold to have children. In 2003 a lung embolism set back her training and kept her from competing in the marathon and 5000 meter distances, although she still...	Athletics	Women's Marathon - T54 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	17th
Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler is a Swiss wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic and Paralympic level.Hunkeler was in a car accident at age 22 which left her a paraplegic. She began wheelchair racing two years later....	Athletics	Women's 1500 m - T54 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	16th
Manuela Schar Manuela Schar Manuela Schar is a Paralympian athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres - T54 event, finished fourth in the women's 100 metres - T54 event and...	Athletics	Women's 200 m - T54 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	14th
Pia Schmid Pia Schmid Pia Schmid is a Paralympian athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.She competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There she finished seventh in the women's 200 metres - T51 event, finished seventh in the women's 400 metres - T51 event and...	Athletics	Women's 200 m - T52 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	11th

Archery

3 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Ranking Round		1/16 Finals	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal contest
Athlete	Class	Event	Score	Seed	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore
Philippe Horner	Open	Individual Compound Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.-Classfication:...	679	5	Bye	W 113-109	W 113-99	L 109-114	W 115-111
Robert Lehner	W1	Individual Compound Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.-Classfication:...	603	9	N/A	W 94-89	L 102-106	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Ranking Round		1/16 Finals	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal contest
Athlete	Class	Event	Score	Seed	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore	OppositionScore
Magali Comte	St	Individual Recurve Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consists of nine events, five for men and four for women. The competitions were held at the Olympic Green Archery Field from September 9 to September 15, 2008.-Classfication:...	571	4	Bye	L 76-87	Did not advance

Athletics

14 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Maurice Amacher	T54	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	52.53	7	Did not advance
		1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	3:14.50	5	Did not advance
		5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	10:51.41	8	Did not advance
Christoph Bausch	T44	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	12.03	3 Q	N/A		12.03	-	6
Christoph Bausch	T44	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	24.89	4 q	N/A		24.61	-	8
Manuel Beeler	T13	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	55.42	6	Did not advance
Manuel Beeler	T13	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				2:03.08	-	8
Beat Bösch	T52	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				17.51	-
		200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				31.41	-
		400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:05.60	5	Did not advance
Heinz Frei	T53	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:38.96	4 q	N/A		1:37.68	-	6
	T54 (T53)	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	10:23.24	4	Did not advance
	T54 (T53)	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				1:25:43	-	14
Lukas Hendry	T11	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	12.39	4	Did not advance
	T11	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	25.38	4	Did not advance
	F11	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				5.54	-	7
Marcel Hug	T54	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	47.78	2 Q	49.40	4 q	47.67	-	5
		800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:40.16	2 Q	1:35.24	5 q	1:37.51	-	5
		1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	3:17.27	1 Q	3:10.33	1 Q	Did not finish
		5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	10:51.19	1 Q	N/A		10:23.20	-	4
		Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				Did not finish
Urs Kolly Urs Kolly Urs Kolly is a Swiss Paralympic athlete who has won seven gold medals and a bronze medal. He has won one or more golds at every Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. He also won a bronze at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In addition to this he won the 2004 Credit Suisse Sports Awards for disabled...	F42-44 (F44)	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				6.36	983	5
	F42-44 (F44)	Javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				39.68	728	14
Tobias Lotscher	T54	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:41.00	6	Did not advance
		1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	3:09.24	4 Q	3:13.98	8	Did not advance
		Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				1:32:36	-	27
Christoph Sommer	T46	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	4:12.45	9	Did not advance
Christoph Sommer	T46	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				15:28.19	-	7

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 4x100m relay team for lack of participants.

Pentathlon

Athlete	Class	Event	Long jump			Shot put			100 m			Discus throw			400 m			Total	Rank
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Points	Rank	Result	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Result	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Urs Kolly Urs Kolly Urs Kolly is a Swiss Paralympic athlete who has won seven gold medals and a bronze medal. He has won one or more golds at every Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. He also won a bronze at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. In addition to this he won the 2004 Credit Suisse Sports Awards for disabled...	P44	Pentathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	6.30	927	3	12.25	778	3	12.60	862	4	40.15	728	3	1:00.29	823	2	4118

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Sandra Graf	T54	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:58.67	5	Did not advance
		1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	3:30.69	4 q	N/A		3:42.26	-	6
		5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				12:30.55	-	5
		Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				1:40:01	-
Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler Edith Hunkeler is a Swiss wheelchair racer, who competes at the Olympic and Paralympic level.Hunkeler was in a car accident at age 22 which left her a paraplegic. She began wheelchair racing two years later....	T54	400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	55.33	4 q	N/A		55.25	-	4
		800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	1:53.08	2 Q	N/A		1:49.11	-	4
		1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	3:34.68	3 Q	N/A		3:41.03	-
		Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				1:39:59	-
Pia Schmid	T52	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				21.53	-	4
Pia Schmid	T52	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	N/A				39.95	-
Manuela Schar	T54	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	16.62	3 Q	N/A		16.35	-	4
		200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	29.24	1 Q	N/A		28.84	-
		400 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	56.31	3 Q	N/A		56.24	-	6

Cycling

5 competitors:

Men
Time trials & Road races

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Heinz Frei	HC B	Road Time Trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	22:06.23	-	-
Heinz Frei	HC B	Road Race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:28:25	-	-
Franz Nietlispach	HC C	Road Time Trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	21:53.12 (+ 1:36.60)	-	-	6
Franz Nietlispach	HC C	Road Race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:33:49 (+ 12:09)	-	-	8
Ivan Renggli	LC1	Track Time Trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:13.725	-	-	10
	LC1	Road Time Trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	35:25.66 (+ 0:44.04)	-	-	4
	LC1-2/CP4 (LC1)	Road Race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:46:13 (+ 0:10)	-	-	11
Lukas Weber	HC B	Road Time Trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	22:50.12 (+ 0:43.89)	-	-	6
Lukas Weber	HC B	Road Race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:30:24 (+ 1:59)	-	-	7

Pursuits

Athlete(s)	Class	Event	Qualifying		Final/ Bronze medal race
Athlete(s)	Class	Event	Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Ivan Renggli	LC1	Track pursuit Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	5:06.912 46.918	9	Did not advance

Women
Time trials & Road races

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Ursula Schwaller	HC A-C (HC B)	Road time trial Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	29:29.66	0.81671	24:05.29	4
Ursula Schwaller	HC A-C (HC B)	Road race Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September...	1:34:49 (+ 21:49)	-	-	9

Shooting

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Class	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Patrick Plattner	SH1	P1-10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...	552	23	Did not advance		23
Patrick Plattner	SH1	Mixed P3-25 m sport pistol Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.-Classification:...	555	11	Did not advance		11

Swimming

1 competitor:

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Chantal Cavin	S11	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:...	33.29	5 Q	32.58	4
Chantal Cavin	S11	100 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The swimming events of the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center between September 7 and September 15, 2008. A total of 140 gold medals were expected to be distributed.-Classifications:...	1:12.09	3 Q	1:12.16	4

Wheelchair Tennis

3 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Daniel dalla Peregrina	Open	Singles Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...	W 1-6, 6-2, 6-2	L 4-6, 6-3, 4-6	Did not advance
Konstantin Schmäh	Open	Singles Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...	L 3-6, 4-6	Did not advance
Daniel dalla Peregrina Konstantin Schmäh	Open	Doubles Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...	N/A	L 0-6, 1-6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Karin Suter-Erath	Open	Singles Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...	N/A	L 1-6, 1-6	Did not advance

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