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Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Switzerland at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Switzerland.svg
IPC code SUI
NPC Swiss Paralympic Committee
Website www.swissparalympic.ch
in Beijing
Competitors 26 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Heinz Frei
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 2 6 11
Officials Ruedi Spitzli
Summer Paralympics appearances

Switzerland sent a delegation of 26 athletes (17 male, 9 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The stated goal was to win a minimum of 11 medals and finish the games among the top 50 nations. Swiss athletes competed in 6 sports at the Beijing games and performed as follows:

3 competitors:

14 competitors:

12-time Paralympic gold medallist Heinz Frei also competed in cycling.
Sprinter Simon Vögeli was excluded after a pre-games classification concluded that his disability did not fit Paralympic criteria. A protest by the Swiss delegation was rejected. As a consequence of that decision, Switzerland also had to withdraw their respective 4 × 100 m relay team for lack of participants.

Pentathlon

5 competitors:

Time trials & Road races

Pursuits

Time trials & Road races

1 competitor:

Men

1 competitor:

3 competitors:


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