2008 Summer Paralympics / Participant (United States)

United States

36	35	28

The United States of America participated in the 213-athlete 2008 Summer Paralympics in China's Beijing in part.

In total, the American athletes won 99 medals. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Jennifer Armbruster and at the closing ceremony Melissa Stockwell .

Medals

Medal table

Medal Tally United States
space	sport				total
1	swim	17th	14th	13	44
2	athletics	9	14th	5	28
3	Cycling	5	5	4th	14th
4th	Wheelchair tennis	1	-	1	2
	sailing	1	-	1	2
6th	Goalball	1	-	-	1
	Wheelchair basketball	1	-	-	1
	Wheelchair rugby	1	-	-	1
9	rowing	-	1	1	2
10	Sitting volleyball	-	1	-	1
11	Archery	-	-	2	2
12	Judo	-	-	1	1
Total		36	35	28	99

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Jim Bob Bizzell , Brian Frasure , Jerome Singleton , Casey Tibbs	athletics	4 × 100 m (T42-T46) men
Jeremy Campbell	athletics	Discus throw (F44) men
Jeremy Campbell	athletics	Pentathlon (P44) men
Jessica Galli	athletics	400 m (T53) women
Josh George	athletics	100 m (T53) men
April Holmes	athletics	100 m (T44) women
Josiah Jamison	athletics	100 m (T12) men
Amanda McGrory	athletics	5000 m (T54) women
Jeff Skiba	athletics	High jump (F44 / 46) men
Barbara Buchan	Cycling	Road individual time trial (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3) women
Barbara Buchan	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (LC 3-4 / CP 3) women
Oz Sanchez	Cycling	Road individual time trial (HC C) men
Jennifer Schuble	Cycling	Track 500 m time trial (LC1-2 / CP 4) women
Karissa Whitsell , Mackenzie Woodring	Cycling	Road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3) women
Jen Armbruster , Lisa Banta , Jackie Barnes , Jessica Lorenz , Asya Miller , Robin Theryoung	Goalball	Goalball women
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker , Nick Scandone	sailing	Two-man keelboat (Skud18)
Kelley Becherer	swim	50 meter freestyle (S13) women
Anna Eames	swim	100 meter butterfly (S10) women
Rudy Garcia-Tolson	swim	200 meter medley (SM7) men
Cortney Jordan	swim	50 meter freestyle (S7) women
Lantz Lamback	swim	100 meters back (S7) men
Jessica Long	swim	100 meter freestyle (S8) women
Jessica Long	swim	100 meter butterfly (S8) women
Jessica Long	swim	200 meter medley (SM8) women
Jessica Long	swim	400 meter freestyle (S8) women
Ashley Owens	swim	100 meter freestyle (S10) women
Roy Perkins	swim	50 meter butterfly (S5) men
Erin Popovich	swim	100 meter freestyle (S7) women
Erin Popovich	swim	100 meters breast (SB7) women
Erin Popovich	swim	200 meter medley (SM7) women
Erin Popovich	swim	400 meter freestyle (S7) women
Miranda Uhl	swim	200 meter medley (SM6) women
Justin Zook	swim	100 meters back (S10) men
Sarah Castle , Becca Murray , Patty Cisneros , Alana Nichols , Loraine Gonzales , Christina Ripp , Carlee Hoffman , Jen Ruddell , Emily Hoskins , Natalie Schneider , Mary Allison Milford , Stephanie Wheeler	Wheelchair basketball	Wheelchair basketball women
Andy Cohn , Jason Regier , Will Groulx , Nick Springer , Scott Hogsett , Chance Sumner , Bryan Kirkland , Joel Wilmoth , Norm Lyduch , Mark Zupan , Seth McBride	Wheelchair rugby	Wheelchair rugby
Nick Taylor , David Wagner	Wheelchair tennis	Quadriplegic doubles

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Jim Bob Bizzell	athletics	200 m (T44) men
Jim Bob Bizzell	athletics	400 m (T44) men
Jessica Galli	athletics	100 m (T53) women
Jessica Galli	athletics	200 m (T53) women
Jessica Galli	athletics	800 m (T53) women
Josh George	athletics	800 m (T53) men
Lex Gillette	athletics	Long jump (F11) men
Peter Gottwald, Jr.	athletics	800 m (T13) men
Tatyana McFadden	athletics	200 m (T54) women
Tatyana McFadden	athletics	400 m (T54) women
Tatyana McFadden	athletics	800 m (T54) women
Amanda McGrory	athletics	Marathon (T54) women
Jerome Singleton	athletics	100 m (T44) men
Jeff Skiba	athletics	Pentathlon (P44) men
Alejandro Albor	Cycling	Road race individual (HC C) men
Allison Jones	Cycling	Road individual time trial (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3) women
Jennifer Schuble	Cycling	Road individual time trial (LC 1 / LC 2 / CP 4) women
Jennifer Schuble	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (LC 1-2 / CP 4) women
Karissa Whitsell , Mackenzie Woodring	Cycling	Road race individual (B&VI 1-3) women
Simona Chin , James Dean , Jesse Karmazin , Emma Preuschl , Tracy Tackett	rowing	Foursome with helmsman (mixed)
Cheryl Angelelli	swim	50 meter freestyle (S4) women
Cheryl Angelelli	swim	100 meter freestyle (S4) women
Amanda Everlove	swim	50 meter freestyle (S8) women
Amanda Everlove	swim	100 meter butterfly (S8) women
Amanda Everlove	swim	200 meter medley (SM8) women
Cortney Jordan	swim	100 meter freestyle (S7) women
Cortney Jordan	swim	400 meter freestyle (S7) women
Lantz Lamback	swim	100 meter freestyle (S7) men
Lantz Lamback	swim	400 meter freestyle (S7) men
Jessica Long	swim	100 meters back (S8) women
Ashley Owens	swim	400 meter freestyle (S10) women
Erin Popovich	swim	50 meter freestyle (S7) women
Erin Popovich	swim	50 meter butterfly (S7) women
Elizabeth Stone	swim	100 meters back (S9) women
Allison Aldrich , Hope Lewellen , Heather Erickson , Brenda Maymon , Alexandra Gouldie , Gina McWilliams , Katie Holloway , Nichole Millage , Sugui Kriss , Kari Miller , Kendra Lancaster , Lora Webster	Sitting volleyball	Sitting volleyball women

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Lindsey Carmichael	Archery	Recurve (ST) women
Jeff Fabry	Archery	Compound (W1) men
Anjali Forber-Pratt	athletics	400 m (T53) women
Anjali Forber-Pratt , Jessica Galli , Tatyana McFadden , Amanda McGrory	athletics	4 × 100 m (T53 / T54) women
Brian Frasure	athletics	100 m (T44) men
Amanda McGrory	athletics	800 m (T53) women
Casey Tibbs	athletics	Long jump (F42 / 44) men
Alejandro Albor	Cycling	Road individual time trial (HC C) men
Oz Sanchez	Cycling	Road race individual (HC C) men
Karissa Whitsell , Mackenzie Woodring	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3) women
Anthony Zahn	Cycling	Road Individual Time Trial (LC4) men
Greg Dewall	Judo	Heavyweight (over 100 kg) men
Laura pregnant	rowing	One 1000 m (women)
John reputation	sailing	One-man keelboat (2.4 mR)
Kelley Becherer	swim	100 meter freestyle (S13) women
Kelley Becherer	swim	400 meter freestyle (S13) women
Aimee brother	swim	100 meter freestyle (S4) women
Cody Bureau	swim	200 meter medley (SM9) men
Anna Eames	swim	100 meter freestyle (S10) women
Rudy Garcia-Tolson	swim	100 meter chest (SB7) men
Deborah Gruen	swim	100 meters breast (SB6) women
Cortney Jordan	swim	200 meter medley (SM7) women
Lantz Lamback	swim	50 meter freestyle (S7) men
Jessica Long	swim	100 meters breast (SB7) women
Roy Perkins	swim	100 meter freestyle (S5) men
Jarrett Perry	swim	100 meters back (S9) men
Susan Beth Scott	swim	400 meter freestyle (S10) women
David Wagner	Wheelchair tennis	Quadriplegic single

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Summer Paralympics list of participants ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Query at paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)
2. ↑ List of flag bearers at the opening ceremony ( memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)
3. ↑ List of flag bearers at the closing ceremony paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)