Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missile ...
at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall () is a shooting hall located in Shijingshan District, Beijing. It hosted the qualifying rounds and finals of ten shooting sports events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, consisting of all 10-, 25- and 50-metre events. ...
from 7 September to 12 September.
Classification
Paralympic shooters are classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allows shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Shooting classifications are:
*SH1 - competitors who do not need a shooting stand
*SH2 - competitors who use a shooting stand to support the firearm's weight.
Events
For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification is given the date that the event was contested.
*Men's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 7 September
*Men's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 8 September
*Men's 50 m free rifle 3×40
** SH1 - 10 September
*Women's 10 m air pistol
** SH1 - 8 September
*Women's 10 m air rifle standing
** SH1 - 7 September
*Women's 50 m sport rifle 3×20
** SH1 - 9 September
*Mixed 25 m sport pistol
** SH1 - 10 September
*Mixed 50 m free pistol
** SH1 - 12 September
*Mixed 10 m air rifle prone
** SH1 - 11 September
** SH2 - 9 September
*Mixed 10 m air rifle standing
** SH2 - 11 September
*Mixed 50 m free rifle prone
** SH1 - 12 September
Participating countries
There were 140 athletes (96 male, 44 female) from 44 nations taking part in this sport.
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Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a
National Paralympic Committee
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Medalists
References
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External links
Official Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...
Shooting competitions in China
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