Israel at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Israel
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 42
sports= 11
flagbearer= Yizhar Cohen
officials= 15
gold=
silver= 5
bronze= 1
total= 6
rank= 53

Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Israel sent 42 athletes, who competed in 11 sports: archery, athletics, basketball, cycling, equestrian, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Yizhar Cohen, who won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics. [ [http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/others/n214587512.shtml "Israeli Paralympic Committee chief expects great Beijing Paralympics"] , Xinhua, September 3, 2008]

Medalists

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Athletics

Israel's squad included 1 athlete.

:colorbox|#ccffcc Qualified for quarterfinals

Cycling

Israel's squad included 1 athlete.

*WB : World's best time
*Q : qualified for final
*R : qualified for repechage

Sailing

Key: WR=World record; PR=Paralympic record

Table tennis

Tennis

ee also

*2008 Summer Paralympics
*Israel at the Paralympics
*Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

* [http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/index.shtml Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site]
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.israelparalympics.org/en/ Israeli Paralympic Committee]

References