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Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...
Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SLO |
NPC | Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 30 in 7 sports |
Medals Ranked 59th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Yugoslavia (1972–2000) |
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More information Medal, Name ...
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Jože Flere | Athletics | Men's discus throw F32/51 |
Bronze | Mateja Pintar | Table tennis | Women's individual Class 3 |
Bronze | Franc Pinter | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's field
More information Athlete, Class ...
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Jože Flere | F32/51 | Club throw | 21.37 | 888 | 9 |
Discus throw | 10.99 | 1119 | |||
Henrik Plank | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 14.47 | 775 | 9 |
Javelin throw | 14.49 | 828 | 10 | ||
Shot put | 8.06 | 883 | 13 |
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Women's
More information Athlete, Class ...
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Tanja Cerkvenik | F54-56 | Javelin throw | 18.69 | 1053 | 5 |
Tatjana Majcen Ljubič | F54-56 | Discus throw | 14.78 | 876 | 7 |
Javelin throw | 12.78 | 873 | 12 | ||
Shot put | 6.27 | 1010 | 5 |
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Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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David Kuster | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:50 | 27 |
Men's road time trial LC2 | 42:53.77 | 11 |
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Men's track
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
David Kuster | Men's individual pursuit LC2 | 5:50.39 | 10 | did not advance | |||
Men's time trial LC2 | — | 1:19.76 | 11 |
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Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.
Players
- Gorazd Dolanc
- Matej Ledinek
- Dejan Pirc
- Simon Podobnikar
- Ivan Vinkler
- Boštjan Vogrinčič
Tournament
- Quarterfinals
- 5th-8th classification
- 7/8th classification
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
Damjan Pavlin | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 4 | 105.0 | 704.0 | 5 |
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 596 | 12 | did not advance | |||
Franc Pinter | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 590 | 6 Q | 103.2 | 693.2 | |
Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1148 | 4 Q | 95.6 | 1243.6 | 4 | |
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 22 | did not advance | |||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 29 | did not advance |
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Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Class ...
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Dejan Fabčič | S7 | 50m freestyle | 33.80 | 9 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle | 1:11.85 | 12 | did not advance | |||
SM7 | 200m individual medley | 3:05.24 | 11 | did not advance |
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Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events who won the gold medal in her category in 2004 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Ivan Lisac | Men's singles C3 | Kim Y G (KOR) L 2–3 |
Zhao P (CHN) L 0–3 |
3 | did not advance | |||
Bojan Lukežič | Merrien (FRA) L 0–3 |
Jeyoung (KOR) L 2–3 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
Ivan Lisac Bojan Lukežič |
Men's team C3 | — | France (FRA) L 0–3 |
did not advance |
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Jolanda Belavič | Women's singles C9 | Lei L (CHN) L 0–3 |
Kavas (TUR) L 0–3 |
Maldonado (BRA) L 1–3 |
4 | did not advance | ||||
Andreja Dolinar | Women's singles C4 | Perić (SRB) L 0–3 |
Al-Azzam (JOR) L 0–3 |
Rozmiej (POL) W 3–2 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
Mateja Pintar | Women's singles C3 | Mader (AUT) W 3–2 |
Bertrand (FRA) W 3–2 |
Cudia (ITA) W 3–0 |
1 Q | — | Li Q (CHN) L 1–3 |
Brunelli (ITA) W 3–0 |
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Andreja Dolinar Mateja Pintar |
Women's team C4-5 | — | Hong Kong (HKG) W 3–1 |
Germany (GER) L 1–3 |
did not advance |
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Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Women's tournament
The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.
- Players
- Marinka Cencelj
- Danica Gošnak
- Emilie Gradišek
- Bogomira Jakin
- Ana Justin
- Saša Kotnik
- Boža Kovačič
- Suzana Ocepek
- Alenka Šart
- Štefka Tomič
- Anita Urnaut
- Group A matches
8 September 2008 9:00 |
Japan (JPN) | 1–3 | Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
(19–25, 25–21, 19–19, 9–25) | ||||
9 September 2008 16:00 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 3–1 | Ukraine (UKR) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
(11–25, 25–18, 25–17, 25–22) | ||||
10 September 2008 16:00 |
Netherlands (NED) | 3–2 | Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
(23–25, 25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 15–11) | ||||
- Semifinals
11 September 2008 19:00 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 0–3 | China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
(21–25, 12–25, 19–25) | ||||
- Bronze medal match
14 September 2008 14:00 |
Netherlands (NED) | 3–0 | Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
(25–17, 25–16, 25–24) | ||||
- "Paralympics Team Departs for Beijing"[permanent dead link], Slovenian government website, August 29, 2008
- "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation