Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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| IPC code | ESP | ||||||||
| NPC | Spanish Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 133 in 15 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | David Casinos | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Officials | 231 | ||||||||
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Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was Infanta Elena, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister Mercedes Cabrera, and several representatives from the Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee.
The team finished in tenth place for total medals, with 58 medals, 15 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze. From Europe, only Great Britain, the Ukraine and Russia had more medals than Spain.
One Spanish athlete competed in sailing:
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