Greece at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Greece at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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| IPC code | GRE | ||||||||
| NPC | Hellenic Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 69 in 11 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Charalampos Taiganidis | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 20th |
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Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The national team of Greece was composed of 69 athletes, 53 men and 16 women, who competed in 11 sports, archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, judo, powerlifting, sailing, shooting, swimming, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair tennis. Contrary to the tradition in the Summer Olympic Games, Greece did not enter first during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony but 69th in name order in Chinese, with the swimmer Charalampos Taiganidis being the team's flag bearer.
The following Greek athletes won multiple medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games.
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