Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Spain
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 133
sports= 15
flagbearer= David Casinos [cite web|url=http://www.europapress.es/deportes/beijing2008/noticia-jjoo-paralimpicos-atleta-david-casinos-sera-abanderado-espanol-apertura-juegos-paralimpicos-20080826165625.html|title=El atleta David Casinos será el abanderado español en la apertura de los Juegos Paralímpicos|date=2008-08-26|publisher=Europa Press|accessdate=2008-08-29]
officials= 231
gold= 15
silver= 21
bronze= 22
rank= 10

Spain sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's delegation consisted of 232 people, including 133 athletes competing in 15 sports. Attending the opening ceremony on September 6 was Infanta Elena, President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, Minister Mercedes Cabrera, and several representatives from the Madrid Olympic Games Bidding Committee. [cite news |title=Spanish Princess to attend opening ceremony of Beijing Paralympics |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=2008-09-01 |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/01/content_9748750.htm |accessdate=2008-09-01 ]

ailing

One Spanish athlete competed in sailing: [ [http://www.sailing.org/24411.php "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition"] , International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008]
* Single-Person Keelboat - 2.4mR

ee also

*2008 Summer Paralympics
*Spain at the Paralympics
*Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

* [http://en.beijing2008.com/83/66/column211716683.shtml Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site]
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]

References