Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. 143 Canadian athletes competed in 17 sports.[1] Canada also sent several officials to the games, including Tara Grieve in boccia and Andrew Smith in rowing.[2] Canada finished seventh on the medal table at the Beijing games after finishing third on the medal table at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (behind China and Great Britain).[3] Swimmer Donovan Tildesley, a world record-holder and medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympics, was the country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[4] The delegation is headed by Chef de Mission Debbie Low.[1]

Canada at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Beijing
Competitors143 in 17 sports
Flag bearer Donovan Tildesley
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
19
Silver
10
Bronze
21
Total
50
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Chantal Petitclerc ties the 5 gold medal record at a single Games for a Canadian, repeating the feat she performed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, and tying Stephanie Dixon, who set the record at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldChantal PetitclercAthleticsWomen's 100 m - T547th
 GoldValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly - S137th
 GoldValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle - S138th
 GoldDean BergeronAthleticsMen's 200 m - T5210th
 GoldLauren BarwickEquestrianIndividual freestyle test - Grade II10th
 GoldValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle - S1310th
 GoldMichelle StilwellAthleticsWomen's 200 m - T5211th
 GoldChantal PetitclercAthleticsWomen's 400 m - T5412th
 GoldChelsey GotellSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley - SM1312th
 GoldDean BergeronAthleticsMen's 100 m - T5213th
 GoldPaul TingleySailing1-person keelboat (2.4mR)13th
 GoldStéphanie DixonSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke - S913th
 GoldEarle ConnorAthleticsMen's 100 m - T4214th
 GoldChantal PetitclercAthleticsWomen's 200 m - T5414th
 GoldChantal PetitclercAthleticsWomen's 800 m - T5414th
 GoldAnne PolinarioSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle - S1014th
 GoldChelsey GotellSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke - S1314th
 GoldMichelle StilwellAthleticsWomen's 100 m - T5215th
 GoldChantal PetitclercAthleticsWomen's 1500 m - T5416th
 SilverKirby CoteSwimming Women's 100 m butterfly - S137th
 SilverLauren BarwickEquestrianIndividual championship test - Grade II8th
 SilverChelsey GotellSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle - S1310th
 SilverStéphanie DixonSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley - SM911th
 SilverDiane RoyAthleticsWomen's 5000 m - T5412th
 SilverStéphanie DixonSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle - S912th
 SilverKirby CoteSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley - SM1312th
 SilverValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke - S1314th
 SilverValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle - S1315th
 SilverMen's Wheelchair Basketball Team
 BasketballMen's tournament16th
 BronzeJean QuevillonCyclingMen's individual pursuit - CP 37th
 BronzeChelsey GotellSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly - S137th
 BronzeStéphanie DixonSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle - S98th
 BronzeChelsey GotellSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle - S138th
 BronzeStefanie ReidAthleticsWomen's 200 m - T449th
 BronzeBenoit HuotSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle - S109th
 BronzeBenoit HuotSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley - SM1011th
 BronzeDonovan TildesleySwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle - S1111th
 BronzeDean BergeronAthleticsMen's 400 m - T5212th
 BronzeKyle PetteyAthleticsMen's shot put - F33/34/5212th
 BronzeIlana DuffAthleticsWomen's 100 m - T5312th
 BronzeDiane RoyAthleticsWomen's 400 m - T5412th
 BronzeValerie Grand'MaisonSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley - SM1312th
 BronzeAndre BeaudoinAthleticsMen's 100 m - T5213th
 BronzeJohn Scott McRoberts
Stacie Louttit		Sailing2-person keelboat (SKUD18)13th
 BronzeDiane RoyAthleticsWomen's 800 m - T5414th
 BronzeGenevieve Ouellet
Mathilde Hupin		CyclingWomen's individual road race B&VI 1-314th
 BronzeBenoit HuotSwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle - S1014th
 BronzeJason DunkerleyAthleticsMen's 1500 m - T1115th
 BronzeBenoit HuotSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle - S1015th
 BronzeWheelchair Rugby Team
 RugbyMixed - Open16th

Sports

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Rank
Kevin Evans Men's individual compound open 675 9 Bye  Nazar (UKR)
W 110-109		  Stubbs (GBR)
L 110-111		 Did not advance
Norbert Murphy Men's individual compound W1 627 5  Lear (USA)
W 98-75		  Kinnunen (FIN)
L 97-111		 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Opposition
score		 Rank
Lyne Tremblay Women's individual recurve W1/W2 317 20  Kuncova (CZE)
L 49-84		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jeff Adams T54 400m DNS Did not advance
1500m DSQ Did not advance
Andre Beaudoin T52 100m — 17.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200m — 32.07 4
400m 1:02.66 6 Q — 1:05.58 8
800m 2:08.69 7 q — 2:08.54 7
Dean Bergeron T52 100m — 17.47 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m — 30.81 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m 59.16 PR 1 Q — 1:00.43 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
800m 1:59.59 5 q — 2:02.01 6
Josh Cassidy T54 800m 1:40.54 18 Did not advance
1500m 3:09.93 11 Q 3:09.45 14 Did not advance
5000m 10:15.11 4 q — 10:26.15 10
Jean Paul Compaore T54 400m 49.42 11 q 58.75 16 Did not advance
800m 1:36.66 3 Q 1:35.43 9 Did not advance
Earle Connor T42 100m — 12.32 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jason Dunkerley T11 1500m 4:15:65 2 Q — 4:12.53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jon Dunkerley T11 100m 12.12 19 Did not advance
200m DSQ Did not advance
400m 54.59 7 q 54.27 7 Did not advance
Michel Filteau T54 1500m 3:09.50 10 q 3:20.01 26 Did not advance
5000m 11:01.20 26 Did not advance
Marathon — 1:28:13 16
Eric Gauthier T53 100m 18.19 13 Did not advance
200m 28.75 15 Did not advance
400m 55.94 17 Did not advance
800m 1:48.11 17 Did not advance
Clayton Gerein T52 Marathon — 2:08:04 6
Brent Lakatos T53 100m 15.26 3 Q — 15.21 6
200m 27.42 4 q — 27.44 5
400m 52.76 6 Q — 50.40 5
Mark Ledo T54 5000m 11:30.43 27 Did not advance
Marathon — DNF
Colin Mathieson T54 100m 15.15 16 Did not advance
200m 26.37 14 Did not advance
400m 49.81 15 q 51.69 12 Did not advance
Dustin Walsh T11 400m 55.48 11 Did not advance

Men's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Kyle Pettey F33-34/52 Shot put 11.04 1023 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Women's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ilana Duff T53 100m 17.74 5 q — 17.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200m 32.03 5 Q — 31.47 5
400m 1:00.80 5 Q — 58.93 6
Tracey Ferguson T54 200m 32.70 8 Q — 31.66 8
1500m 3:36.11 11 Did not advance
5000m — 12:31.77 7
Jessica Matassa T54 200m 30.62 5 q — 30.14 5
400m 55.22 4 Q — 57.02 7
800m 1:58.60 9 Did not advance
Megan Muscat T37 100m 15.84 16 Did not advance
200m 33.63 14 Did not advance
Chantal Petitclerc T54 100m 16.07 PR 1 Q — 16.15 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m 28.25 WR 1 Q — 27.52 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m 52.50 1 Q — 52.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
800m 1:50.51 PR 1 Q — 1:45.19 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500m 3:29.87 1 Q — 3:39.88 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Stefanie Reid T44 100m 14.53 9 Did not advance
200m — 28.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Leah Robinson T37 100m 15.35 12 Did not advance
200m 31.85 10 Did not advance
Diane Roy T54 400m 54.88 3 Q — 54.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
800m 1:57.53 7 Q — 1:48.07 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1500m 3:30.07 2 Q — 3:43.66 8
5000m — 12:29.08 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marathon — 1:40:37 8
Michelle Stilwell T52 100m — 19.97 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m — 36.18 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Stefanie Reid F44 Long jump 4.61 - 5
Kris Vriend F35-36 Discus throw 17.46 811 7
Shot put 7.05 792 6

Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opponent Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Hanif Mawji Mixed individual BC1  Beltran (ESP)L 4-5 4 Did not advance
 Wang Y (CHN)L 2-3
 Villano (ARG)L 1-6
 Hawker (USA)W 3-2
Brock Richardson  Shelly (IRL)L 2-4 3 Did not advance
 Park J S (KOR)W 7-0
 Ibarbure (ARG)W 7-4
 Kitani (JPN)L 3-4
Adam Dukovich Mixed individual BC2  Uchida (JPN)L 4-5 2 Did not advance
 Ollikka (FIN)W 4-1
 Z Robinson (GBR)W 4-2
Tammy McLeod  Cordero (ESP)L 0-9 3 Did not advance
 Yan Z (CHN)L 1-5
 Koivuniemi (FIN)W 9-2
Paul Gauthier Mixed individual BC3  A Costa (POR)L 3-5 2 Q  Polychronidis (GRE)
L 3-6		 Did not advance
 Y Martin (ESP)W 5-1
 Stavropoulou (GRE)W 9-1
Alison Kabush  Pesquera (ESP)W 5-1 2 Did not advance
 Raimundo (POR)L 3-4
 Michos (GRE)W 6-1
Monica Martino  Park K W (KOR)L 2-7 3 Did not advance
 Shen (CHN)L 4-5
 Punsnit (THA)W 3-2
Adam Dukovich
Hanif Mawji
Tammy McLeod
Brock Richardson		 Team  Great Britain (GBR)L 6-7 3 Did not advance
 Argentina (ARG)L 2-6
Paul Gauthier
Alison Kabush
Monica Martino		 Pairs BC3  South Korea (KOR)L 1-9 3 Did not advance
 Spain (ESP)L 1-9
 China (CHN)W 8-2

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Mark Beggs Men's road race HC B 1:32:37 11
Men's road time trial HC B 23:41.60 10
Eric Bourgault Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 DNF
Men's road time trial LC2 38:58.26 9
Mark Breton Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 DNS
Men's road time trial LC1 38:15.21 11
Brayden McDougall Men's road race LC3/LC4/CP3 1:59:13 27
Men's road time trial CP3 DNF
Rico Morneau Men's road race HC B 1:32:09 9
Men's road time trial HC B 23:36.24 9
Jean Quevillon Men's road race LC3/LC4/CP3 1:54:03 24
Men's road time trial CP3 41:52.97 5
Daniel Chalifour
Alexandre Cloutier (pilot)		 Men's road race B&VI1-3 2:18:04 7
Men's road time trial B&VI1-3 33:41.84 11
Stephane Cote
Pierre-Olivier Boily (pilot)		 Men's road race B&VI1-3 2:17:53 6
Men's road time trial B&VI1-3 35:03.26 13
Brian Cowie
Devon Smibert		 Men's road race B&VI1-3 2:29:27 15
Men's road time trial B&VI1-3 35:10.72 15

Men's track
Athlete Event Qualification 1st round Final
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
Eric Bourgault Men's 1km time trial LC2 — 1:14.39 6
Men's individual pursuit LC2 5:09.49 5 Did not advance
Mark Breton Men's 1km time trial LC1 — 1:17.59 14
Men's individual pursuit LC1 5:12.36 12 Did not advance
Brayden McDougall Men's 1km time trial CP3 — 1:22.78 7
Jean Quevillon Men's 1km time trial CP3 — 1:21.35 6
Men's individual pursuit CP3 4:03.730 3 Q —  Eckhard (FRA)
W 4:03.277		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daniel Chalifour
Alexandre Cloutier (pilot)		 Men's 1km time trial B&VI1-3 — 1:06.371 7
Men's individual pursuit B&VI1-3 4:25.554 3 Q —  Lindores (AUS)
 George (AUS)
L 4:28.171		 4
Stephane Cote
Pierre-Olivier Boily (pilot)		 Men's 1km time trial B&VI1-3 — 1:10.292 13
Men's individual pursuit B&VI1-3 4:41.677 10 Did not advance
Brian Cowie
Marina Girona (pilot - time trial)
Devon Smibert (pilot - ind. pursuit & sprint)		 Men's 1km time trial B&VI1-3 — 1:07.721 8
Men's individual pursuit B&VI1-3 4:29.195 5 Did not advance
Men's sprint 11.373 5  Oshiro (JPN) /
 Takahashi (JPN)
L 0-2		 5 5-8th place matches
 Delaney (IRL) /
 Peelo (IRL)
L 0-1		 6
Mark Breton
Eric Bourgault
Jean Quevillon		 Men's team sprint 56.183 6 Did not advance

Women's road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Shauna White Women's road race HC A/B/C 1:17:10 4
Women's road time trial HC A/HC B/HC C 26:45.20 9
Genevieve Ouellet
Mathilde Hupin		 Women's road race B&VI1-3 2:01:17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's road time trial B&VI1-3 42:53.16 10

Women's track
Athlete Event Qualification 1st round Final
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
Genevieve Ouellet
Mathilde Hupin		 Women's 1km time trial B&VI1-3 — 1:15.639 6
Women's individual pursuit B&VI1-3 3:54.909 7 Did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Individual events
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Lauren Barwick Maile Mixed individual championship test grade II 68.454 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 72.776 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Karen Brain VDL Odette Mixed individual championship test grade IV 59.097 12
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV 62.136 10
Eleonore Elstone Lutke Mixed individual championship test grade IV 59.807 11
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV 60.683 12
Ashley Gowanlock Donnymaskell Mixed individual championship test grade Ib 63.714 7
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ib 64.221 8
Jennifer McKenzie Valentine II Mixed individual championship test grade II 56.818 16
Mixed individual freestyle test grade II 56.389 16

Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT CT Total Score Rank
Lauren Barwick See above Team 67.619 68.454 136.073* 385.010 7
Eleonore Elstone 62.357 59.807 122.164*
Ashley Gowanlock 63.059 63.714 126.773*
Jennifer McKenzie 57.047 56.818 113.865

* - denotes score is counted towards the total team's score.

Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's and women's teams didn't win any medals; the men's team were knocked out by Lithuania in the quarter-finals and the women's team didn't succeed to the semifinals.

Men's tournament
Players
  • Mario Caron
  • Jeff Christy
  • Rob Christy
  • Bruno Hache
  • Dean Kozak
Group B matches
 Canada9 - 5 Iran
 United States2 - 8 Canada
 Canada2 - 11 China
 Sweden6 - 5 Canada
 Canada3 - 6 Brazil
Quarterfinals
 Lithuania10 - 0 Canada
5-8th classification
 Canada6 - 5 Finland
5/6th classification
 Denmark8 - 5 Canada

Women's tournament
Players
Preliminary matches
 Canada3 - 3 Sweden
 Brazil6 - 5 Canada
 Canada3 - 0 Japan
 Germany0 - 1 Canada
 Canada2 - 2 Denmark
 United States1 - 1 Canada
 Canada0 - 1 China

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
round 1		 Repechage
round 2		 Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Bill Morgan Men's 100kg  Lyivytskyi (UKR)
L 0000–0200		 — Bye  Porter (USA)
L 0000-0200		 Did not advance

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Steve Daniel Men's single sculls 6:11.64 11 R 6:09.37 8 FB 5:56.48 5
Caitlin Renneson
Wilfredo More Wilson		 Mixed double sculls 4:50.54 11 R 5:12.47 10 FB 4:54.08 5
Laura Comeau
Meghan Montgomery
Victoria Nolan
Scott Rand
Anthony Theriault		 Mixed coxed four 3:43.72 7 R 3:48.76 3 FA 3:45.66 6

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Race Total points Net points
Total		 Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Paul Tingley 2.4mR 1 1 5 2 (9) (9) 2 4 5 1 — 39 21 1st place, gold medalist(s)
John McRoberts
Stacie Louttit		 Two person keelboat - SKUB 18 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 (8) (4) 3 Race Cancelled 33 21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ken Kelly
Don Terlson
Marc Shaw		 Open three-person keelboat - Sonar 114 86 11

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Christos Trifonidis Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 599 5 Q 104.8 703.8 4
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 584 15 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Karen Van Nest Women's 10m air pistol SH1 360 10 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Joe Barker SB8 100m breaststroke 1:21.52 9 Did not advance
Drew Christensen S8 100m backstroke 1:15.78 8 Q 1:15.49 8
100m butterfly 1:06.98 6 Q 1:07.74 6
50m freestyle 29.30 12 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:06.14 15 Did not advance
400m freestyle 5:18.13 11 Did not advance
SM8 200m individual medley 2:37.86 4 Q 2:36.67 5
Devin Gotell S13 100m backstroke 1:07.46 7 Q 1:08.17 8
100m butterfly 1:09.37 17 Did not advance
400m freestyle 4:29.51 4 Q 4:28.73 7
SM13 200m individual medley 2:31.61 13 Did not advance
Brian Hill S13 100m backstroke 1:05.65 5 Q 1:05.52 5
100m butterfly 1:03.25 12 Did not advance
50m freestyle 26.84 17 Did not advance
100m freestyle 59.80 17 Did not advance
Benoît Huot S10 100m backstroke 1:03.85 3 Q 1:03.81 5
100m butterfly 59.68 2 Q 59.68 4
50m freestyle 24.84 3 Q 24.65 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100m freestyle 54.45 2 Q 54.26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400m freestyle 4:25.96 6 Q 4:12.14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
SM10 200m individual medley 2:20.13 4 Q 2:15.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Donovan Tildesley S11 100m backstroke 1:12.62 4 Q 1:11.90 5
100m butterfly 1:11.03 7 Q 1:09.53 7
50m freestyle 28.13 5 Q 28.08 7
100m freestyle 1:02.14 4 Q 1:01.92 4
400m freestyle 4:57.54 4 Q 4:49.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Women
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Andrea Cole S8 100m backstroke 1:39.26 10 Did not advance
100m butterfly 1:32.78 12 Did not advance
50m freestyle 37.41 14 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:19.58 13 Did not advance
400m freestyle 5:35.51 5 Q 5:30.01 6
Kirby Cote S13 100m butterfly 1:07.21 1 Q 1:06.62 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50m freestyle — 28.08 4
100m freestyle 1:02.53 5 Q 1:00.95 4
SM13 200m individual medley — 2:28.65 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Stephanie Dixon S9 100m backstroke 1:10.85 1 Q 1:09.30 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m butterfly 1:11.18 3 Q 1:11.04 4
50m freestyle 30.98 7 Q 30.45 6
100m freestyle 1:06.03 8 Q 1:03.89 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
400m freestyle 4:47.78 3 Q 4:39.73 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
SM9 200m individual medley 2:40.01 2 Q 2:37.54 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chelsey Gotell S13 100m backstroke 1:11.83 1 Q 1:09.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m butterfly 1:07.91 3 Q 1:06.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
50m freestyle — 28.26 6
100m freestyle 1:01.74 3 Q 1:00.26 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m freestyle 4:44.05 3 Q 4:37.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
SM13 200m individual medley — 2:28.15 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Valerie Grand Maison S13 100m backstroke 1:13.11 4 Q 1:10.42 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100m butterfly 1:07.63 2 Q 1:06.49 1st place, gold medalist(s)
50m freestyle — 27.88 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100m freestyle 1:00.39 2 Q 58.87 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m freestyle 4:36.16 PR 1 Q 4:28.64 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
SM13 200m individual medley — 2:29.29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Brittany Gray S9 100m butterfly 1:15.11 11 Did not advance
400m freestyle 5:01.29 7 Q 4:58.08 7
SB8 100m breaststroke 1:32.86 9 Did not advance
SM9 200m individual medley 2:46.58 8 Q 2:45.49 6
Laura Jensen S7 100m backstroke 1:34.12 7 Q 1:31.90 7
50m butterfly 48.07 12 Did not advance
50m freestyle 36.70 6 Q 36.10 6
100m freestyle — 1:18.65 6
400m freestyle 6:02.13 9 Did not advance
SB7 100m breaststroke — 1:56.33 8
SM7 200m individual medley 3:30.98 9 Did not advance
Steph McDougall SB6 100m breaststroke 1:56.10 8 Q 1:57.78 8
SM7 200m individual medley 3:46.26 11 Did not advance
Brianna Nelson S7 100m backstroke 1:29.96 4 Q 1:30.43 6
50m freestyle 37.76 8 Q 37.96 7
100m freestyle — 1:19.11 7
400m freestyle 6:01.16 8 Q 6:00.99 8
SB7 100m breaststroke — 1:54.35 7
SM7 200m individual medley DSQ Did not advance
Anne Polinario S10 100m backstroke 1:18.06 11 Did not advance
50m freestyle 29.29 2 Q 28.51 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m freestyle 1:04.00 5 Q 1:04.01 5
Jacqueline Rennebohm S12 100m butterfly 1:19.58 9 Did not advance
50m freestyle 31.30 10 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:09.64 10 Did not advance
SB12 100m breaststroke 1:35.68 11 Did not advance
SM12 200m individual medley 2:59.14 11 Did not advance
Katarina Roxon S9 100m butterfly 1:22.72 19 Did not advance
50m freestyle 31.85 14 Did not advance
SB8 100m breaststroke 1:34.59 12 Did not advance
SM9 200m individual medley 2:55.75 15 Did not advance
Darda Sales S9 100m backstroke 1:16.26 8 Q 1:15.91 7
50m freestyle 31.48 12 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:05.66 6 Q 1:05.65 8
400m freestyle DSQ Did not advance
Amber Thomas S11 50m freestyle 35.13 12 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:13.85 6 Q 1:14.39 7
Jessica Tuomela S11 50m freestyle 34.06 9 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:14.89 7 Q 1:14.79 8

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ian Kent Men's singles C8  Jambor (SVK)
L 0–3		  Glikman (ISR)
L 1-3		  Ledoux (BEL)
L 2-3		 4 Did not advance

Wheelchair basketball
Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The Canadian men's team won a silver medal after being defeated by Australia in the silver medal match while the women's team finished in fifth place overall.

Men's tournament
Players
Group A Results
7 September 2008
20:45
 Canada (CAN) 62–59  Germany (GER)
Scoring by quarter: 17 - 13, 6 - 13, 19 - 17, 20 - 16
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11797
Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
8 September 2008
17:45
 South Africa (RSA) 55–80  Canada (CAN)
Scoring by quarter: 12 - 25, 12 - 21, 24 - 16, 7 - 18
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1376
Referees: Matias Quintana (ARG)
9 September 2008
18:30
 Canada (CAN) 62–52  Sweden (SWE)
Scoring by quarter: 25 - 14, 19 - 11, 14 - 12, 4 - 15
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8162
Referees: Gabriele Caliguiri (AUS)
10 September 2008
9:00
 Japan (JPN) 48–75  Canada (CAN)
Scoring by quarter: 7 - 18, 18 - 19, 5 - 21, 18 - 17
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 7262
Referees: Seppo Olavi Viljanen (CZE)
11 September 2008
16:15
 Canada (CAN) 93–62  Iran (IRI)
Scoring by quarter: 30 - 16, 22 - 19, 21 - 20, 20 - 7
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 9780
Referees: Cristian Ariel Salguero (ARG)
Quarterfinals
13 September 2008
11:15
 Israel (ISR) 47–55  Canada (CAN)
Scoring by quarter: 4 - 20, 7 - 10, 13 - 14, 14 - 20
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Gabriele Caligiuri (AUS)
Semifinals
14 September 2008
21:30
 Canada (CAN) 69 (OT)–62 (OT)  United States (USA)
Scoring by quarter: 25 - 15, 10 - 8, 10 - 14, 4 - 12, Overtime: 20 - 13
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Max Kindervater (GER)
Gold medal game
16 September 2008
19:30
 Canada (CAN) 60–72  Australia (AUS)
Scoring by quarter: 17 - 16, 15 - 12, 15 - 26, 13 - 18
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Edwin Frank Wallaart (NED)

Women's tournament
Players
Group B Results
8 September 2008
11:15
 Canada (CAN) 59–32  Netherlands (NED)
9 September 2008
16:15
 Japan (JPN) 55–52  Canada (CAN)
10 September 2008
16:15
 Canada (CAN) 62–44  China (CHN)
11 September 2008
17:45
 Mexico (MEX) 38–71  Canada (CAN)
Quarterfinals
12 September 2008
13:30
 Canada (CAN) 49–53  Australia (AUS)
Scoring by quarter: 10 - 14, 17 - 14, 10 - 12, 12 - 13
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12215
Referees: Jean Manuel Urunuela (ESP)
Classification 5-8
14 September 2008
9:00
 China (CHN) 49–53  Canada (CAN)
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Christopher Gregory (GBR)
Fifth place
15 September 2008
15:45
 Canada (CAN) 61–32  Netherlands (NED)
National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12000
Referees: Zic Radomsky (ISR)

Wheelchair fencing
Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition Score Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Pierre Mainville Men's épée B  Cratere (FRA) L 1–5 3 Q  Hu D (CHN)
L 8-15		 Did not advance
 Rodgers (USA) W 5-2
 Hu D (CHN) W 5-4
 Soler (ESP) W 5-2
 Hisakawa (JPN) W 5-3
Men's sabre B  Francois (FRA) L 1-5 6 Did not advance
 Shenkevych (UKR) L 2-5
 Szekeres (HUN) L 1-5
 Fawcett (GBR) L 3-5
 Arnau (ESP) L 3-5

Wheelchair rugby
Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The Canadian rugby team won the bronze medal after narrowly defeating Great Britain in the bronze medal match.

Squad list Group stage Knockout stage
Pool Match 1
Opposition
Result		 Pool Match 2
Opposition
Result		 Pool Match 3
Opposition
Result		 Rank Semifinal
Opposition
Result		 Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank
  United States
L 32-37		  Japan
W 48-40		  China
W 57-25		 2 Q  Australia
L 40-41		  Great Britain
W 47-41		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Class Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Lee Carter Open Singles  Felix (SVK)
L 4-6, 3-6		 Did not advance
Yann Mathieu  Phillipson (GBR)
L 3-6, 1-6		 Did not advance
Lee Carter
Yann Mathieu		 Doubles —  Hinson (USA)
 Moran (USA)
L 6-7, 6-3, 4-6		 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Class Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Yuka Chokyu Open Singles  Homan (NED)
L 1-6, 2-6		 Did not advance

Quads
Athlete Class Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Sarah Hunter Open Singles  Wagner (USA)
L 3-6, 6-4, 4-6		 Did not advance

See also

References
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  2. Vandermoer, Jamie (27 August 2008). "Our best head to the Paralympics in Beijing". The Londoner. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  3. "CPC announces Canadian team for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games in China" Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Paralympic Committee, July 8, 2008
  4. "Tildesley named Canada flag-bearer at Paralympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  5. Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal" Archived 4 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 'CanWest News Service', 21 March 2010 (accessed 21 March 2010)
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