Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports at the Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom; athletes from Northern Ireland, who may elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Paralympics.[6] Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Paralympic competition.
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | GBR |
NPC | British Paralympic Association |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 212[1] in 18 sports |
Flag bearers | Danny Crates (opening)[2][3] David Roberts (closing)[4][5] |
Officials | approx. 200[1] |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Britain finished second in the medal table, behind host nation China, winning 42 gold medals and 102 total medals, equalling the team's position in the medal table at the 2004 Athens Games. The number of medals won was an increase on the 94 medals and 35 golds in Athens. The team was the most successful in two decades, with 80 different athletes winning at least one medal.[7] The United Kingdom was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2012 Games in London.