summer Games
Beijing 2008
Sep 6 — 17
Key Facts
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143
Canadian Athletes
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17
Sports
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7th
Overall Ranking
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146
Participating Nations
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3,951
Total # of Athletes
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472
Total # of Events
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20
Total # of Sports
Featured Athletes
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Gold Medals
3
Silver Medals3
Bronze Medals5
Dean Bergeron
Para Athletics
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Gold Medals
6
Silver Medals1
Michelle Stilwell
Para Athletics
Wheelchair Basketball
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Gold Medals
3
Silver Medals2
Bronze Medals7
Chelsey Gotell
Para Swimming
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Gold Medals
1
Bronze Medals2
Paul Tingley
Learn More About How Canada Performed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Relive the Magic of Beijing 2008
Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. 143 Canadian athletes competed in 17 sports. Canada finished seventh on the medal table at the Beijing games after finishing third on the medal table at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (behind China and Great Britain). Swimmer Donovan Tildesley, a world record-holder and medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympics, was Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The delegation was headed by Chef de Mission Debbie Low.
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