Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing for the first time as independent country. Serbian competitors took part in table tennis and athletics events.^[1] They won 2 silver medals, Borislava Perić in table tennis event and Draženko Mitrović in athletics.

Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SRB
NPC	Paralympic Committee of Serbia
Website	www.paralympic.rs
in Beijing
Competitors	14 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Zlatko Kesler
Medals Ranked 56th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1972–2000)  Independent Paralympic Participants (1992)  Serbia and Montenegro (2004)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Draženko Mitrović	Athletics	Men's discus throw - F53/54
Silver	Borislava Perić	Table Tennis	Women's single class 4

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Željko Čeliković	T46	Marathon	—				2:56:53	12
Nemanja Savković	T12	100m	11.53	15	did not advance
		200m	23.37	13	did not advance

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Jovica Brkić	F53-54	Discus throw	24.57	893	8
Milos Grlica	F11-12	Javelin throw	49.19	869	8
Draženko Mitrović	F53-54	Discus throw	29.09	1058
		Javelin throw	27.42	1040	4

Women's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tanja Dragić	T12	100m	13.80	13	did not advance
		200m	DNF		did not advance

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Tanja Dragić	F12	Long jump	5.07	-	9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Aleksandar Janda	Men's 10m air pistol SH1	541	31	did not advance
	Mixed 50m pistol SH1	495	28	did not advance
Zivko Papaz	Men's 10m air pistol SH1	538	33	did not advance
	Mixed 25m pistol SH1	549	21	did not advance
	Mixed 50m pistol SH1	499	28	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Snežana Nikolić	Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1	384	12	did not advance
	Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1	542	15	did not advance
	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1	594	31	did not advance
Sinisa Vidic	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	593	20	did not advance
	Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2	589	18	did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ilija Đurašinović	Men's singles C4-5	Urhaug (NOR) L 0-3	Starl (AUT) L 2-3	3	did not advance
Zlatko Kesler	Men's singles C3	Molitierno (ITA) W 3–1	G Rodriguez (CRC) W 3–1	1 Q	—	Robin (FRA) L 2–3	did not advance
Ilija Đurašinović Zlatko Kesler	Men's team C4-5	—			Italy (ITA) W 3-2	Norway (NOR) L 0-3	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nada Matić	Women's singles C4	Zhou Y (CHN) L 0-3	Gilroy (GBR) L 1-3	Almeida (RSA) W 3-0	3	did not advance
Borislava Perić		Al-Azzam (JOR) W 3–2	Dolinar (SLO) W 3–0	Rozmiej (POL) W 3–0	1 Q	—		Weinmann (GER) W 3–2	Zhou Y (CHN) L 0-3
Nada Matić Borislava Perić	Women's team C4-5	—				Great Britain (GBR) W 3-0	Italy (ITA) W 3-1	Germany (GER) L 1-3	Jordan (JOR) L 1-3	4

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Serbia at the Paralympics
• Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

References

1. "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation