Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The Switzerland participated in the Summer Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, China with 27 athletes. In addition to the athletes accompanied other people, including coaches, doctors and coaches the team. The racing wheelchair athletes Heinz Frei was standard-bearer of the Swiss delegation at the opening ceremony.
- 2.1 archery
- 2.2 Athletics
- 2.3 Cycling
- 2.4 Wheelchair Tennis
- 2.5 Shooting
- 2.6 Swimming
Medals
Medal Tally
Medalist
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Participants per sport
Archery
Women
- Magali Comte
- Philippe Horner ( Compound (open) men: Bronze)
- Robert Lehner
Athletics
Women
- Sandra Graf (Marathon Women: Bronze)
- Edith Hunkeler (1500 m Women: Bronze, Marathon Women: Gold )
- Pia Schmid (200 m Women: Bronze)
- Manuela Schär ( 200 m Women: Bronze)
- Maurice Amacher
- Beat Boesch (200 m Men ( T52 ): silver, 100m men ( T52 ): Silver)
- Heinz Frei
- Marcel Hug
- Tobias Lötscher
- Christoph Bausch
- Manuel Beeler
- Luke Hendry ( Guides: Silvio Rolli and Benedict Sturny )
- Urs Kolly ( Pentathlon Men: Bronze)
- Christoph Sommer
- Simon Vögeli
Cycling
Women
- Ursula Schwaller Paracycling Handbike
- Franz Nietlispach Paracycling Handbike
- Lukas Weber Paracycling Handbike
- Ivan Renggli Paracycling wheel
Wheelchair Tennis
Women
- Karin Suter- Erath
- Daniel Dalla Pellegrina
- Konstantin abusive
- Patrik Plattner Air Pistol 10 meter (SH1 )
Swimming
- Chantal Cavin