Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	SLO
NPC	Sports Federation for the Disabled of Slovenia
Website	www.zsis.si
in Beijing
Competitors	30 in 7 sports
Medals Ranked 59th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
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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.^[1]

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

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

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

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

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

The men's goalball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 12 teams.

• Gorazd Dolanc
• Matej Ledinek
• Dejan Pirc
• Simon Podobnikar
• Ivan Vinkler
• Boštjan Vogrinčič

Quarterfinals

5th-8th classification

7/8th classification

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

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

Slovenian competitors, including Mateja Pintar, took part in table tennis events who won the gold medal in her category in 2004 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

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

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		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
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
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

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

Players

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

Group A matches

8 September 2008 9:00	Japan (JPN)	1–3	Slovenia (SLO)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(19–25, 25–21, 19–19, 9–25)

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9 September 2008 16:00	Slovenia (SLO)	3–1	Ukraine (UKR)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(11–25, 25–18, 25–17, 25–22)

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10 September 2008 16:00	Netherlands (NED)	3–2	Slovenia (SLO)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(23–25, 25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 15–11)

Semifinals

11 September 2008 19:00	Slovenia (SLO)	0–3	China (CHN)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(21–25, 12–25, 19–25)

Bronze medal match

14 September 2008 14:00	Netherlands (NED)	3–0	Slovenia (SLO)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(25–17, 25–16, 25–24)

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Slovenia at the Paralympics
• Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee