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. A total of 83 Dutch competitors took part in 13 sports. The athletes that qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics are listed below.

Medalists

Archery

1 competitor: ;Women

Athletics

8 competitors: ;Men ;Women

Cycling

5 competitors (+ 1 pilot): ;Men ''Time trials & Road races'' ''Pursuits'' ;Women

Equestrian

4 competitors: ;Individual ;Team '#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total.

Football (7-a-side)

12 competitors: *

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* Rudy van Breemen * Jeffrey Bruinier * Patrick van Kempen * Stephan Lokhoff *

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* Thieu van Son *

Pawel Statema Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pave ...

Dennis Straatman Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

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* Martijn van de Ven * Jeroen Voogd ;Preliminary round - Group A ---- ---- ;Group table ;Classification round ---- ;5th place match

Judo

1 competitor: ;Women

Rowing

5 competitors (plus 1 cox): Marleen Sanderse acted as a reserve for the coxed four.

Sailing

1 competitor: CAN - Race cancelled

Sitting volleyball

10 competitors: ;Women * Sanne Bakker * Karin van der Haar-Kramp * Karin Harmsen-Roosen * Paula List * Djoke van Marum * Jolanda Slenter-Weijts *

Elvira Stinissen Elvira Stinissen (born 26 March 1979) is a Dutch Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Netherlands women's national sitting volleyball team. She competed at the Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympi ...

* Josien ten Thije-Voortman * Rika de Vries * Petra Westerhof ;Preliminary round - Group A ---- ---- ;Group table ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Swimming

7 competitors: ;Men ;Women

Table tennis

4 competitors: ;Men ;Women

Wheelchair basketball

12 competitors: ;Women * Barbara van Bergen * Patries Boekhoorn * Sandra Braam * Petra Garnier * Inge Huitzing * Chèr Korver * Roos Oosterbaan * Elsbeth van Oostrom * Fleur Pieterse * Brenda Ramaekers * Carina Versloot * Jitske Visser ;Preliminary round - Group B ---- ---- ---- ;Group table ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Classification round ---- ;5th place game

Wheelchair tennis

11 competitors: ;Men ;Women ;Mixed Doubles

References

External links

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee
{{NPCin2008SummerParalympics Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...