End of Paralympics

Well later today we have the official conclusion of the Paralympic Games and almost an end to my time here in Beijing. Our team has done a fantastic job! Well done and congratulations to all!

All in all we won 21 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze. Thats 30 medals in total and 5th ranked country in the world!

Here is what our medal table looks like:

Discipline Event Medal Name
Athletics Women’s Long Jump - F13 q HAYES Ilse
Men’s 100m - T35 q MOKGALAGADI Teboho
Men’s 100m - T37 q van der MERWE Fanie
Cycling Road Men’s Individual Road Race HC C q van DYK Ernst
Athletics Men’s 100m - T44 q PISTORIUS Oscar
Men’s 200m - T12 q LANGENHOVEN Hilton
Men’s 200m - T37 q van der MERWE Fanie
Men’s 200m - T44 q PISTORIUS Oscar
Cycling Road Mixed Individual Road Race CP 1/CP 2 q NEL Riaan
Cycling Track Men’s Sprint (B&VI 1-3) q KILPATRICK Gavin, THOMSON Michael
Athletics Men’s 400m - T44 q PISTORIUS Oscar
Men’s Javelin Throw - F35/36 q NEWMAN Nicholas
Men’s Pentathlon - P12 q LANGENHOVEN Hilton
Women’s 100m - T13 q HAYES Ilse
Men’s Marathon - T54 q van DYK Ernst
Men’s Long Jump - F12 q LANGENHOVEN Hilton
Men’s Long Jump - F46 q ROOS David
Men’s Shot Put - F42 q LOMBARD Fanie
Equestrian Individual Championship Test - Grade IV q JOHNSON Philippa
Individual Freestyle Test - Grade IV q JOHNSON Philippa
Athletics Men’s Discus Throw - F42 q LOMBARD Fanie
Swimming Men’s 100m Breaststroke - SB5 q SLATTERY Tadhg
Men’s 100m Breaststroke - SB9 q PAUL Kevin
Women’s 400m Freestyle - S9 q du TOIT Natalie
Women’s 100m Butterfly - S9 q du TOIT Natalie
Women’s 200m Individual Medley - SM9 q du TOIT Natalie
Men’s 400m Freestyle - S13 q BOUWER Charl
Women’s 50m Freestyle - S9 q du TOIT Natalie
Women’s 100m Freestyle - S9 q du TOIT Natalie
Women’s 100m Backstroke - S10 q SAPIRO Shireen

Natalie du Toit was named winner of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award on Tuesday. South Africa has already won the award in the 2004 Athens Games when South Africa’s Zanele Situ was the female recipient. The award was first given out at the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Nat was especially commended for her involvement with the Vista Nova School in Cape Town, a school for children with cerebral palsy and learning disabilities.

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Posted September 17th, 2008 by J.S. in Sport | Trackback

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    • One Response to “End of Paralympics”

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      Louisn Says:
      September 18th, 2008 at 6:30 am

      Well done all athletes. You did exceptionally well despite the many constraits you faced. You came 5th and toe others 50th??. I think you taught them, as well as the SA organisers a lesson. Nathalie, you missed your 6th due to a fault made by die organisers. Rub it in with 10 in London in 2012.

      From an international point of view your achievements were really outstanding.

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