Austria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Austria sent a delegation to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and unsuccessfully tried to improve on the 23 medals (8 of them gold) won in 2004. 38 Austrian athletes competed in 8 sports as follows:[1]
| Austria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | AUT |
| NPC | Austrian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 38 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Christoph Etzlstorfer |
| Officials | Petra Huber |
| Medals Ranked 33rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Thomas Geierspichler | Athletics | Men's Marathon - T52 | 17 |
| Gold | Andrea Scherney | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - F44 | 9 |
| Gold | Wolfgang Schattauer | Cycling | Men's Individual Road Time Trial - HC A | 12 |
| Gold | Andreas Vevera | Table tennis | Men's Singles - TT1 | 11 |
 Silver | Wolfgang Eibeck | Cycling | Men's Individual Road Time Trial - LC1 | 12 |
 Bronze | Thomas Geierspichler | Athletics | Men's 800 m - T52 | 16 |
Athletics
- Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Michael Linhart | T44 | 100 m | 12.11 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| 400 m | N/A | 55.76 | - | 6 | |||||
| Günther Matzinger | T46 | 200 m | 23.27 | 3 q | N/A | 23.12 | - | 7 | |
| 400 m | 49.43 | 1 Q | N/A | 49.56 | - | 5 | |||
| Thomas Geierspichler | T52 | 200 m | N/A | 32.31 | - | 5 | |||
| 400 m | 1:00.86 | 2 Q | N/A | 1:01.03 | - | 4 | |||
| 800 m | 1:59.39 | 3 Q | N/A | 1:56.26 | - | | |||
| Marathon | N/A | 1:40:07 WR | - | | |||||
| Bil Marinkovic | F11-12 (F11) |
Discus throw | N/A | 37.24 | 910 | 6 | |||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 46.44 | 949 | 4 | |||||
| Andreas Gratt | F53-54 (F54) |
Shot put | N/A | 9.62 | 990 | 5 | |||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 18.48 | 701 | 10 | |||||
| Georg Tischler | F53-54 (F54) |
Shot put | N/A | 9.61 | 989 | 6 | |||
| Discus throw | N/A | 21.70 | 789 | 9 | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Andrea Scherney | T44 | 100 m | 14.49 | 3 Q | N/A | 14.48 | - | 8 | |
| F44 | Long jump | N/A | 4.82 | - | | ||||
| F42-46 (F44) |
Discus throw | N/A | 32.29 | 855 | 6 | ||||
Cycling
- Men
Time trials & Road races
| Athlete | Class | Event | Time | Class Factor |
Factorized Time |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christoph Etzlstorfer | HC A | Road Time Trial | 40:40.36 (+ 10:42.59) | - | - | 6 |
| Wolfgang Schattauer | HC A | Road Time Trial | 29:57.77 | - | - | |
| Manfred Putz | HC B | Road Time Trial | 22:44.88 (+ 0:38.65) | - | - | 5 |
| Road Race | 1:28:31 (+ 0:06) | - | - | 4 | ||
| Elmar Sternath | HC C | Road Time Trial | 24:33.70 (+ 4:17.18) | - | - | 9 |
| Road Race | 1:27:35 (+ 5:55) | - | - | 5 | ||
| Helmut Winterleitner | CP1-2 (CP2) |
Mixed road time trial | 28:34.12 | 1.00000 | 28:34.12 | 11 |
| Mixed road race | 49:47 (+ 4:42) | - | - | 5 | ||
| Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1 | Track time trial | 1:11.238 | - | - | 5 |
| Road time trial | 34:52.20 (+ 0:10.58) | - | - | | ||
| LC1-2/CP4 (LC1) |
Road race | 1:46:13 (+ 0:10) | - | - | 7 | |
| Manfred Gattringer | LC1 | Track time trial | 1:12.173 | - | - | 8 |
| Road time trial | 36:26.50 (+ 1:44.88) | - | - | 8 | ||
| LC1-2/CP4 (LC1) |
Road race | did not start | ||||
| Erich Stauffer | LC3-4 (LC3) |
Track time trial | 1:27.934 | 1.00000 | 1:27.934 | 18 |
| LC3 | Road time trial | 41:00.76 (+ 3:00.45) | - | - | 10 | |
| LC3-4/CP3 (LC3) |
Road race | 1:39.15 (+ 2:15) | - | - | 13 | |
| Wolfgang Dabernik | LC3-4 (LC4) |
Track time trial | 1:31.787 | 0.95718 | 1:27.856 | 17 |
| LC4 | Road time trial | 47:57.44 (+ 9:10.65) | - | - | 7 | |
| LC3-4/CP3 (LC4) |
Road race | did not finish | ||||
| Alexander Hohlrieder | LC3-4 (LC4) |
Track time trial | 1:27.690 | 0.95718 | 1:23.935 | 14 |
| LC4 | Road time trial | 41:20.07 (+ 2:33.28) | - | - | 4 | |
| LC3-4/CP3 (LC4) |
Road race | 1:39.15 (+ 2:15) | - | - | 15 | |
Pursuits & Sprints
| Athlete(s) | Class | Event | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | |||
| Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1 | Track pursuit | 4:58.890 48.178 |
8 | did not advance | |
| Manfred Gattringer | LC1 | Track pursuit | 4:54.721 48.859 |
6 | did not advance | |
| Erich Stauffer | LC3 | Track pursuit | 4:06.174 43.871 |
7 | did not advance | |
| Wolfgang Dabernik | LC4 | Track pursuit | 4:40.614 38.487 |
7 | did not advance | |
| Alexander Hohlrieder | LC4 | Track pursuit | did not start | |||
- Women
Time trials & Road races
| Athlete | Class | Event | Time | Class Factor |
Factorized Time |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Ruetz | LC1-2/CP4 (CP4) |
Track time trial | 49.884 | 0.85236 | 42.519 | 10 |
| Road time trial | 50:25.44 | 0.94950 | 47:52.65 | 9 |
Pursuits & Sprints
| Athlete | Class | Event | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Class Factor |
Factorized Time |
Rank | Time | Class Factor |
Factorized Time |
Rank | |||
| Anita Ruetz | LC1-2/CP4 (CP4) |
Track pursuit | 4:56.779 | 0.89335 | 4:25.127 | 10 | did not advance | |||
Equestrian
| Athlete | Horse | Class | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Haller | Haller's Diorella | Grade II | Championship Test | 59.727 | 14 |
| Freestyle Test | 63.665 | 11 |
Sailing
Men
| Athletes | Class | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal | |||||
| Edmund Rath Sven Reiger Helmut Seewald |
3 Points 6 Points 4 Points |
Sonar | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 13 | ||
Shooting
| Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | ||||
| Hubert Aufschnaiter | SH1 | P1-10m air pistol | 562 | 10 | did not advance | 10 | |
| Mixed P3-25m sport pistol | 561 | 8 Q | 200.8 | 761.8 | 8 | ||
| Mixed P4-50m free pistol | 522 | 11 | did not advance | 11 | |||
| Werner Müller | SH1 | R1-10m air rifle standing | 580 | 14 | did not advance | 14 | |
| Mixed R6-50m free rifle prone | 571 | 35 | did not advance | 35 | |||
| R7-50m free rifle 3x40 | 1113 | 19 | did not advance | 19 | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | ||||
| Barbara Doppler | SH1 | P2-10m air pistol | 354 | 14 | did not advance | 14 | |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Andreas Daniel Onea | SB8 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:17.76 | 6 Q | 1:17.71 | 6 |
| Thomas Seidling | SB11 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:30.65 | 13 | did not advance | |
Table tennis
Men
Individual
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Andreas Vevera | TT1 | Singles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cho (KOR)L 2-3 |
 Kilger (GER)W 3-0 |
 Fernandez (CUB)W 3-0 |
N/A | Lee (KOR) W 3-1 |
Cho (KOR) W 3-0 | |
| Hans Ruep | TT2 | Singles |  Vella (ITA)W 3-1 |
 Espindola (BRA)W 3-1 |
 Boury (FRA)L 0-3 |
did not advance | |||
| Manfred Dollmann | TT3 | Singles | Knaf (BRA) W 3-1 |
 Feng (CHN)L 1-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Egon Kramminger | TT3 | Singles |  Egbinola (NGR)W 3-1 |
 Geva (ISR)L 1-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Günther Unger | TT3 | Singles |  Rawson (GBR)W 3-0 |
Silva (BRA) L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Peter Starl | TT4-5 | Singles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Durasinovic (SRB)W 3-2 |
 Urhaug (NOR)L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Stanislaw Fraczyk | TT9-10 | Singles |  Cieslar (CZE)W 3-0 |
 Powrozniak (POL)W 3-2 |
N/A |  Andersson (SWE)L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||
| Andreas Vevera Hans Ruep |
TT1-2 | Team | N/A | Brazil W 3-1 |
France L 1-3 |
South Korea L 0-3 | |||
| Manfred Dollmann Egon Kramminger Günther Unger |
TT3 | Team | N/A | Brazil L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Doris Mader | TT3 | Singles | Bertrand (FRA) W 3-0 |
Cudia (ITA) W 3-1 |
 Pintar (SLO)L 2-3 |
did not advance | |||
Wheelchair Tennis
Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Martin Legner | Open | Singles |  Ikenoya (JPN)W 6-1, 6-0 |
Phillipson (GBR) W 6-0, 6-0 |
 Vink (NED)L 4-6, 3-6 |
did not advance | ||
| Thomas Mossier | Open | Singles | Santos (BRA) L 6-7(2), 5-7 |
did not advance | ||||
| Harald Pfundner | Open | Singles |  Rydberg (USA)L 2-6, 0-6 |
did not advance | ||||
| Martin Legner Thomas Mossier |
Open | Doubles | N/A |  Weekes - Dobbie (AUS)W 6-4, 6-1 |
Majdi - Peifer (FRA) W 6-3, 6-4 |
Saida - Kunieda (JPN) L 2-6, 1-6 |
did not advance | |
References
- "OEPC.at - Paralympics Peking 2008 - Kader". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
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