Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

## Sports

### Athletics

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Jože Flere | F32/51 | Club throw | 21.37 | 888 | 9 |
| Jože Flere | F32/51 | Discus throw | 10.99 | 1119 | |
| Henrik Plank | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 14.47 | 775 | 9 |
| Henrik Plank | F33-34/52 | Javelin throw | 14.49 | 828 | 10 |
| Henrik Plank | F33-34/52 | Shot put | 8.06 | 883 | 13 |

**Women's**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Tanja Cerkvenik | F54-56 | Javelin throw | 18.69 | 1053 | 5 |
| Tatjana Majcen Ljubič | F54-56 | Discus throw | 14.78 | 876 | 7 |
| Tatjana Majcen Ljubič | F54-56 | Javelin throw | 12.78 | 873 | 12 |
| Tatjana Majcen Ljubič | F54-56 | Shot put | 6.27 | 1010 | 5 |

### Cycling

**Men's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| David Kuster | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:50 | 27 |
| David Kuster | Men's road time trial LC2 | 42:53.77 | 11 |

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| David Kuster | Men's individual pursuit LC2 | 5:50.39 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Kuster | Men's time trial LC2 | — | — | — | — | 1:19.76 | 11 |

### Goalball

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

### Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Damjan Pavlin | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 4 | 105.0 | 704.0 | 5 |
| Damjan Pavlin | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 596 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franc Pinter | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 590 | 6 Q | 103.2 | 693.2 | |
| Franc Pinter | Men's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1148 | 4 Q | 95.6 | 1243.6 | 4 |
| Franc Pinter | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 596 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franc Pinter | Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 579 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dejan Fabčič | S7 | 50m freestyle | 33.80 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dejan Fabčič | S7 | 100m freestyle | 1:11.85 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dejan Fabčič | SM7 | 200m individual medley | 3:05.24 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Table tennis

Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events who won the gold medal in her category in 2004 Summer Paralympics.

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bojan Lukežič | Men's singles C3 | Merrien (FRA) L 0–3 | Jeyoung (KOR) L 2–3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ivan Lisac Bojan Lukežič | Men's team C3 | — | — | — | France (FRA) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | |
| Andreja Dolinar Mateja Pintar | Women's team C4-5 | — | — | — | — | Hong Kong (HKG) W 3–1 | Germany (GER) L 1–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Volleyball

**Women's tournament**

The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.

**Women's tournament**

**Players**

* Marinka Cencelj
* Danica Gošnak
* Emilie Gradišek
* Bogomira Jakin
* Ana Justin
* Saša Kotnik
* Boža Kovačič
* Suzana Ocepek
* Alenka Šart
* Štefka Tomič
* Anita Urnaut
