2008 Summer Paralympics / Participant (Syria)

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Syria took part in the 2008 Summer Paralympics with five athletes.

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the power lifter Rasha Alshikh , who also won the team's only medal. In the class up to 67.50 kilograms, she won the bronze medal.

Participants by sport

athletics

Men

• Mohamad Mohamad

Powerlifting (bench press)

Women

• Rasha Alshikh , 1 × (class up to 67.50 kg)
• Natali Elias

Men

• Yahya Abou Mughdeb
• Ammar Shekh Ahmad

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 )