Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Slovenia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in seven sports. The delegation was Slovenia's largest in its history as an independent country.[1]

Slovenia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSLO
NPCSports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
Websitewww.zsis.si
in Beijing
Competitors30 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 59th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverJože FlereAthleticsMen's discus throw F32/51
 BronzeMateja PintarTable tennisWomen's individual Class 3
 BronzeFranc PinterShootingMen's 10 m air rifle standing SH1

Sports

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Jože Flere F32/51 Club throw 21.37 888 9
Discus throw 10.99 1119 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Henrik Plank F33-34/52 Discus throw 14.47 775 9
Javelin throw 14.49 828 10
Shot put 8.06 883 13

Women's
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Tanja Cerkvenik F54-56 Javelin throw 18.69 1053 5
Tatjana Majcen Ljubič F54-56 Discus throw 14.78 876 7
Javelin throw 12.78 873 12
Shot put 6.27 1010 5

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's road
Athlete Event Time Rank
David Kuster Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 2:01:50 27
Men's road time trial LC2 42:53.77 11

Men's track
Athlete Event Qualification 1st round Final
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Rank
David Kuster Men's individual pursuit LC2 5:50.39 10 did not advance
Men's time trial LC2 — 1:19.76 11

Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.

Players
  • Gorazd Dolanc
  • Matej Ledinek
  • Dejan Pirc
  • Simon Podobnikar
  • Ivan Vinkler
  • Boštjan Vogrinčič

Tournament
Slovenia 7–2 Finland
Denmark 2–4 Slovenia
Slovenia 6–5 Belgium
Spain 9–11 Slovenia
Slovenia 7–6 Lithuania
Quarterfinals
United States 4–2 Slovenia
5th-8th classification
Slovenia 4–6 Denmark
7/8th classification
Finland 6–5 Slovenia

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Damjan Pavlin Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 599 4 105.0 704.0 5
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 596 12 did not advance
Franc Pinter Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 590 6 Q 103.2 693.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 1148 4 Q 95.6 1243.6 4
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 596 22 did not advance
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 579 29 did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dejan Fabčič S7 50m freestyle 33.80 9 did not advance
100m freestyle 1:11.85 12 did not advance
SM7 200m individual medley 3:05.24 11 did not advance

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

Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events who won the gold medal in her category in 2004 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ivan Lisac Men's singles C3  Kim Y G (KOR)
L 2–3		  Zhao P (CHN)
L 0–3		 3 did not advance
Bojan Lukežič  Merrien (FRA)
L 0–3		  Jeyoung (KOR)
L 2–3		 3 did not advance
Ivan Lisac
Bojan Lukežič		 Men's team C3 —  France (FRA)
L 0–3		 did not advance

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jolanda Belavič Women's singles C9  Lei L (CHN)
L 0–3		  Kavas (TUR)
L 0–3		  Maldonado (BRA)
L 1–3		 4 did not advance
Andreja Dolinar Women's singles C4  Perić (SRB)
L 0–3		  Al-Azzam (JOR)
L 0–3		  Rozmiej (POL)
W 3–2		 3 did not advance
Mateja Pintar Women's singles C3  Mader (AUT)
W 3–2		  Bertrand (FRA)
W 3–2		  Cudia (ITA)
W 3–0		 1 Q —  Li Q (CHN)
L 1–3		  Brunelli (ITA)
W 3–0		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andreja Dolinar
Mateja Pintar		 Women's team C4-5 —  Hong Kong (HKG)
W 3–1		  Germany (GER)
L 1–3		 did not advance

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women's tournament

The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.

Players
  • Marinka Cencelj
  • Danica Gošnak
  • Emilie Gradišek
  • Bogomira Jakin
  • Ana Justin
  • Saša Kotnik
  • Boža Kovačič
  • Suzana Ocepek
  • Alenka Šart
  • Štefka Tomič
  • Anita Urnaut
Group A matches
8 September 2008
9:00		  Japan (JPN) 1–3  Slovenia (SLO) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(19–25, 25–21, 19–19, 9–25)
 
9 September 2008
16:00		  Slovenia (SLO) 3–1  Ukraine (UKR) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(11–25, 25–18, 25–17, 25–22)
 
10 September 2008
16:00		  Netherlands (NED) 3–2  Slovenia (SLO) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(23–25, 25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 15–11)
 
Semifinals
11 September 2008
19:00		  Slovenia (SLO) 0–3  China (CHN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(21–25, 12–25, 19–25)
 
Bronze medal match
14 September 2008
14:00		  Netherlands (NED) 3–0  Slovenia (SLO) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(25–17, 25–16, 25–24)
 

See also

References
  1. "Paralympics Team Departs for Beijing", Slovenian government website, August 29, 2008
  2. "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation
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