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.

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Date8–15 September
Edition5th
LocationOlympic Green Tennis Centre, Beijing
Champions
Men's singles
 Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
Women's singles
 Esther Vergeer (NED)
Men's doubles
 Stéphane Houdet (FRA) &  Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA)
Women's doubles
 Korie Homan (NED) &  Sharon Walraven (NED)
Quad singles
 Peter Norfolk (GBR)
Quad doubles
 Nick Taylor (USA) &  David Wagener (USA)

Classification

Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes had to have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic players competed in the mixed events, while players with full use of their arms competed in the separate men's and women's events.

Events

Six events were contested:

  • Men's singles
  • Men's doubles
  • Women's singles
  • Women's doubles
  • Quad singles (mixed gender)
  • Quad doubles (mixed gender)

Participating countries

There were 112 athletes (77 male, 35 female) from 35 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)2316
2 France (FRA)1023
3 Great Britain (GBR)1012
 Japan (JPN)1012
 United States (USA)1012
6 Sweden (SWE)0202
7 Israel (ISR)0101
Totals (7 entries)66618

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Shingo Kunieda
 Japan
Robin Ammerlaan
 Netherlands
Maikel Scheffers
 Netherlands
Men's doubles
 France (FRA)
Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jérémiasz
 Sweden (SWE)
Stefan Olsson
Peter Vikström
 Japan (JPN)
Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
Women's singles
Esther Vergeer
 Netherlands
Korie Homan
 Netherlands
Florence Gravellier
 France
Women's doubles
 Netherlands (NED)
Korie Homan
Sharon Walraven
 Netherlands (NED)
Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer
 France (FRA)
Florence Gravellier
Arlette Racineux
Quad singles
Peter Norfolk
 Great Britain
Johan Andersson
 Sweden
David Wagner
 United States
Quad doubles
 United States (USA)
Nick Taylor
David Wagner
 Israel (ISR)
Boaz Kramer
Shraga Weinberg
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jamie Burdekin
Peter Norfolk

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

References

  1. "Medallists, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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