Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Slovenia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Slovenia IPC code  SLO NPC Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	30 in 7 sports
Medals Rank: 59	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 2	Total 3
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1960–1988)

Slovenia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by thirty athletes competing in seven sports. The delegation was Slovenia's largest in its history as an independent country.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Joze Flere	Athletics	Men's Discus Throw - F32/51
Bronze	Mateja Pintar	Table Tennis	Women's Individual - Class 3
Bronze	Franc Pinter	Shooting	Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1

Athletics

• Tatjana Majcen Ljubic

Shooting

• Franc Pinter

Table tennis

Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events.^[2]

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Slovenia at the Paralympics
• Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

References

1. "Paralympics Team Departs for Beijing", Slovenian government website, August 29, 2008
2. "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation