2008 Summer Paralympics / Participant (United Kingdom)

GBR

42	29	31

Britain took 216 athletes to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in China's Beijing in part.

This made them one of the three largest teams in the Paralympics. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Danny Crates .

The most successful participants were the cyclist Darren Kenny with four gold and one silver medals and the swimmer David Roberts with four gold medals. With 42 gold and a total of 102 medals won, the team was in second place in the national ranking.

Medals

Medal table

Medal Tally Great Britain
space	sport				total
1	Cycling	17th	3	-	20th
2	swim	11	12	18th	41
3	horse riding	5	5	-	10
4th	athletics	2	7th	8th	17th
5	Archery	2	1	1	4th
6th	rowing	2	-	1	3
7th	Boccia	1	1	-	2
8th	Wheelchair tennis	1	-	1	2
9	shoot	1	-	-	1
10	Judo	-	-	1	1
	Wheelchair basketball	-	-	1	1
Total		42	29	31	102

Participants by sport

Boccia

Women

• Zoe Robinson *

Men

• Dan Bentley *
• Nigel Murray *, 1 × (Mixed Individual, Class BC2)
• David Smith *

| * Team competitions

Mixed class BC1-2 (gold )
Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith

Archery

Women

• Pippa Britton
• Danielle Brown , 1 × ( compound single, open)
• Mel Clarke , 1 × (compound single, open)
• K. Critchlow-Smith
• Kay Lucas
• Kate Murray

Men

• Mick Beard
• Paul James Browne
• John Cavanagh , 1 × (Compound Singles, Class W1)
• Michael Karaphillides
• Fred Stevens
• John Stubbs , 1 × (Compound Single, Open)

Soccer (teams of 5)

Men
Ajmal Maqsood Ahmed Andrew Briant David Clarke Lee Greatbatch Jon Gribbin Simon Hill Dan James Will Norman Jonathan Pugh Keryn Seal

Football (teams of 7)

Men
Michael Barker Matthew Dimbylow Matthew Ellis Richard Fox Roy Gordon Keiran Martin Graeme Paterson Jonathan Paterson Jordan Raynes Mark Robertson Leon Taylor Michael Wilson

Judo

Men

• Darren Harris
• Samuel Ingram , 1 × (class up to 90 kg)
• Ben Quilter
• Ian Rose

athletics

Women

• Hollie Arnold
• Kate Arnold
• Rebecca Chin
• Libby Clegg , 1 × (100 meters, class T12)
• Sophie Hancock
• Katrina Hart
• Tracey Hinton
• Beverley Jones
• Jenny McLoughlin
• Kim Minett
• Gemma Prescott
• Hazel Simpson , 2 × (100 meters, 200 meters; Class T36)
• Claire Williams
• Shelly Woods , 1 × (1500 meters, class T54), 1 × (5000 meters, class T54)

Men

• Brian Alldis
• Lincoln Asquith
• Graeme Ballard
• Mickey Bushell , 1 × (100 meters, class T53)
• Kenny Churchill
• Michael Churm
• Danny Crates
• Martin Crutchley
• Greg Daily
• Jason Dunkerley
• Jon Dunkerley
• Neil Fachie
• David Gale
• Daniel Greaves , 1 × (discus throwing, class F44)
• Steffan Hughes
• Ian Jones , 2 × (200 meters, 400 meters; Class T44)
• Chris Martin , 1 × (discus throwing, class F33 / 34/52)
• John McFall , 1 × (100 meters, class T42)
• Stephen Miller , 1 × ( club throwing , class F32 / 51)
• Kieron Murphy
• Daniel Nobbs
• Stephen Payton
• Ben Rushgrove , 1 × (100 meters, class 36)
• Richard Schabel
• Nathan Stephens
• David Weir , 2 × (800 meters, 1500 meters; class T54), 1 × (400 meters, class T54), 1 × (5000 meters, class T54)
• Daniel West

Powerlifting (bench press)

Women

• Natalie Blake

Men

• Jason Irving
• Ali Jawad
• Anthony Peddle

Cycling

Women

• Ellen Hunter * ¹
• Rachel Morris , 1 × (individual time trial road, class HC A / HC B / HC C)
• Sarah Storey , 2 × (single track track, class LC1-2 / CP4; single time trial road, class LC1 / LC2 / CP4)
• Aileen Mc Glynn * ¹

Men

• Mark Bristow * ², 1 × (1000 meter time trial track, class LC1)
• Jody Cundy * ², 1 × (1000 meter time trial track, class LC2)
• Anthony Kappes * ¹
• Darren Kenny * ², 3 × (individual pursuit + 1000 meter time trial track, class CP3; individual road race, class LC3 / LC4 / CP3), 1 × (individual time trial road, class CP3)
• Simon Richardson , 2 × (single track track, class LC3; 1000-meter time trial track, class LC3-4), 1 × (single road time trial, class LC3)
• David Stone , 2 × (individual road time trial, individual road race; class CP1 / CP2)
• Barney Storey * ¹
• Rik Waddon , 1 × (1000-meter time trial track, class CP3)

| * ¹ Railway competitions for the blind

Women Individual Pursuit Class B&VI 1-3 (Gold )	Women's 1000 meter time trial class B&VI 1-3 (gold )	Men Sprint Class B&VI 1-3 (Gold )	Men's 1000 meter time trial class B&VI (gold )
Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn	Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn	Anthony Kappes Barney Storey	Anthony Kappes Barney Storey

| * ² team competitions

Men team sprint class LC 1-4 / CP 3/4 (gold )
Mark Bristow Jody Cundy Darren Kenny

horse riding

Women

• S. Christiansen *, 1 × (Freestyle Individual, Grade Ia), 1 × (Championship Individual, Grade Ia)
• Felicity Coulthard , 1 × (Freestyle Individual, Grade II)
• Deborah Criddle
• Anne Dunham *, 1 × (Championship Individual, Grade Ia), 1 × (Freestyle Individual, Grade Ia)

Men

• Ricky Balshaw , 1 × (Individual freestyle, grade Ib)
• Simon Laurens *, 1 × (Individual freestyle, grade III)
• Lee Pearson *, 2 × (championship singles, freestyle singles; grade Ib)

| * Team competition

Team (gold )
S. Christiansen Anne Dunham Simon Laurens Lee Pearson

Wheelchair basketball

Women	Men (bronze )
Jill Fox Helen Freeman Joanne Harper Paula Johnson Caroline Maclean Caroline Matthews Pauline McDonald Clare Strange Louise Sudgen Helen Turner Sally Wager Ann Wild	Joseph Bestwick Andrew Blake Simon Brown Matthew Byrne Terence Bywater Peter Finbow Jonathan Hall Kevin Hayes Abdillah Jama Simon Munn Goodbye Orogbemi Jon Pollock

Wheelchair fencing

Men

• Lee Faecett

Wheelchair rugby

Mixed
Alan Ash Andrew Barrow Jonathan Coggan Troye Collins Justin Frishberg Bulbul Hussain Ross Morrison Steven Palmer Josie Pearson Jason Roberts Mandip Sehmi Paul Shaw

Wheelchair tennis

Women

• Lucy Shuker
• Jordanne Whiley

Men

• Jamie Burdekin *
• Alex Jewitt
• Peter Norfolk *, 1 × (Quad Single, Open)
• David Phillipson
• Gordon Reid
• Kevin Simpson

| * Double competitions

Quad Open (Bronze )
Jamie Burdekin Peter Norfolk

rowing

Women

• Karen Cromie
• Victoria Hansford *
• Helene Raynsford , 1 × (single, class A)
• Naomi Riches *

Men

• Tom Aggar , 1 × (single, class A)
• Ali McKean *
• James Morgan *
• James Roberts
• Alan Sherman *

| * Team competitions

Mixed foursome with helmsman class LTA (bronze )
Victoria Hansford Ali McKean James Morgan Naomi Riches Alan Sherman

shoot

Women

• Deanna Coates

Men

• James Bevis
• Nathan Milgate
• Matt Skelhon , 1 × (10 meter air rifle prone, class SH1)

swim

Women

• Claire Cashmore , 1 × (100 meters chest, class SB2)
• Emma Cattle
• Jenny Coughlin
• Heather Frederiksen , 1 × (100 meters back, class S8), 2 × (100 + 400 meters freestyle, class S8), 1 × (200 meters medley , class SM8)
• Kate Gray
• Rhiannon Henry
• Charlotte Henshaw
• Elizabeth Johnson , 1 × (100 meters chest, class SB6)
• Natalie Jones , 2 × (50-meter freestyle, class S6; 200 meters layers , class SM6)
• Rachael Latham
• Nyree Lewis , 1 × (100 meters back, class S6)
• Mhairi Love
• Stephanie Millward
• Eleanor Simmonds , 2 × (100 + 400 meters freestyle, class S6)
• Lizzie Simpkin
• Lauren Steadman
• Louise Watkin , 1 × (100 meters freestyle, class S9), 3 × (50 meters freestyle, class S9; 100 meters chest, class SB9; 200 meters medley, class SM9)
• Danielle Watts
• Fran Williamson , 1 × (50 meters back, class S3), 1 × (50 meters freestyle, class S3)

Men

• Jim Anderson , 2 × (50 meters back, 200 meters freestyle; class S2), 2 × (50 + 100 meters freestyle, class S2)
• Gareth Duke , 1 × (100 meters chest, class SB6)
• Graham Edmunds *
• Dave Ellis
• Jon Fox , 1 × (100 meters back, class S7)
• Sean Fraser , 1 × (100 meters back, class S8)
• Sam Hynd , 1 × (400 meter freestyle, class S8), 1 × (200 meter medley, class SM8)
• Sascha Kindred , 2 × (100 meters chest, class SB7; 200 meters medley, class SM6), 1 × (50 meters butterfly, class S6)
• Dervis Konuralp
• Andrew Lindsay
• Simon Miller
• David Roberts *, 3 × (50 + 100 + 400 meters freestyle, class S7)
• Anthony Stephens , 1 × (200 meters freestyle, class S5)
• Matt Walker *, 2 × (50 meter freestyle, 50 meter butterfly; class S7), 2 × (100 meter freestyle, class S7; 200 meter medley, class SM7)
• Robert Welbourn *, 1 × (400 meters freestyle, class S10)
• Matt Whorwood , 2 × (100 meters chest, class SB6; 400 meters freestyle, class S6)

| * Relay competitions

Men 4 × 100 meters freestyle class 34 points (gold )
Graham Edmunds David Roberts Matt Walker Robert Welbourn

sailing

Women

• Helena Lucas
• Alexandra Rickham
• Hannah Stodel

Men

• Niki Birrell
• John Robertson
• Stephen Thomas

Table tennis

Women

• Sue Gilroy
• Cathy Mitton
• Dzaier Neil
• Claire Robertson

Men

• Will Bayley
• Arnie Chan
• Paul Karabardak
• James Rawson
• Scott Robertson
• Neil Robinson
• Dave Wetherill

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Summer Paralympic Participant List ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Query at paralympic.org (as of September 28, 2008)
2. ↑ Paralympic.org, September 28, 2008, list of standard bearers ( memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )