Italy at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Italy participated with 86 athletes at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Francesca Porcellato. The most successful cut off the cyclist Fabio Triboli. He won a gold and two bronze medals.
Participants by sport
Archery
Women
- Elisabetta MIJNO
- Fabio Luca Azzolini
- Oscar De Pellegrin
- Mario Esposito *
- Antonino Lisotta
- Alberto Simonelli, 1x ( Compound, Open) *
- Marco Vitale, 1x ( Recurve, W1/W2 class ) *
| * Team competitions
- Oscar De Pellegrin
- Mario Esposito
- Marco Vitale
Judo
- Matteo Ardit
Athletics
Women
- Giuseppina Gargano
- Francesca Porcellato
- Germano Bernardi
- Leonardo Bordoni
- Andrea Cionna
- Fabrizio Cocchi
- Walter Endrizzi, 1x (Marathon, class T46 )
- Samuele Gobbi
- Roberto La Barbera
- Stefano Lippi
- Heros Marai
- Paolo Sorichetti
Cycling
Women
- Cinzia Coluzzi
- Melissa Merloni
- Silvana Vinci
- Pierpaolo Addesi
- Giorgio Farroni, 1x ( Mixed individual road race, class CP1/CP2 )
- Fabrizio Macchi
- Vittorio Podesta, 1x ( individual time trial road, HC Class B)
- Fabio Triboli, 1x (individual road race, class LC1/LC2/CP4 ), 2x ( Individual Time Trial Road, tracking web; class LC1 )
- Paolo Vigano, 1x ( individual pursuit track, class LC4 )
Riding
Women
- Silvia Veratti
- Mauro Caredda
- Andrea Vigon
Wheelchair fencing
Women
- Loredana Trigilia
- Rosalba Vettraino
- Matteo Betti
- Gerardo Mari
- Alberto Pellegrini, 1x ( single saber, Category A)
- Alessio Sarri
- Alberto Serafini
Wheelchair Tennis
Women
- Silvia De Maria
- Marianna Lauro
- Mario Gatelli
- Fabian Mazzei
- Giuseppe Polidori
- Antonio Raffaele
Rowing
Women
- Agnese Moro
- Paola Proto Papa *
- Graziana Saccocci *
- Stefania Toscano Elisabetta
- Luca Agoletto *
- Alessandro Franzetti *
- Simone Luigi Miramonti
- Daniele Signore *
- Daniele Stefanoni
| * Team competitions
- Luca Agoletto
- Alessandro Franzetti
- Paola Protopapa
- Graziana Saccocci
- Daniele Signore
Women
- Azzurra Ciani
- Ivano Borgato
- Giancarlo Iori
- Antonio Martella
- Oliviero Tiso
Swimming
Women
- Cecilia Camellini, 2x (50 meters 100 meters freestyle, class S11)
- Immacolata Cerasuolo
- Maria Poiani Panigati, 1x (50 -meter freestyle, class S11)
- Francesca Secci
- Filippo Bonacini
- Luca Mazzone
- Efrem Morelli
- Andrea Palantrani
- Calo Piccoli
- Alessandro Serpico
Sailing
- Marco Collinetti
- Fabrizio Olmi
- Antonio Squizzato
- Massimo Venturini
Table tennis
Women
- Michela Brunelli *
- Federica Cudia *
- Maria Nardelli
- Pamela Pezzutto, 1x (single, class 1/2) *
- Clara Podda, 1x (single, class 1/2) *
- Patrizia Sacca
- Valeria Zorzetto
- Manfredi Paolo Baroncelli
- Salvatore Caci
- Andrea Furlan
- Nicola Molitierno
- Giuseppe Vella
| * Team competitions
- Michela Brunelli
- Federica Cudia
- Pamela Pezzutto
- Clara Podda