Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBIH
NPCParalympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Websitewww.pkbih.com
in Beijing
Competitors15 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 63rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)

Bosnia and Herzegovina sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. It was their fourth appearance in the Paralympic Games. Bosnian athletes competed in athletics, shooting and volleyball.

Medallists

The country won one medal, a silver.[1]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Safet Alibasic
Sabahudin Delalic
Mirzet Duran
Esad Durmisevic
Ismet Godinjak
Dzevad Hamzic
Ermin Jusufovic
Hidaet Jusufovic
Zikret Mahmic
Adnan Manko
Asim Medic
Ejub Mehmedovic		 Volleyball Men's team

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Dzevad Pandzic F55-56 Shot put 9.02 797 15

Women's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Dzenita Klico F54-56 Shot put 5.39 SB 868 11

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Izudin Husanovic Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 585 22 did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's volleyball team won the silver medal after being defeated by Iran in the gold medal final. This was the second time that the Bosnian team got defeated in a gold medal match since Sydney 2000.

Players

Tournament

7 September 2008
15:30 		 China (CHN) 0–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Khaled Nasr Eld Elhelaly (Egypt)
(14–25, 22–25, 17–25)
 
8 September 2008
19:30 		 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 3-0  Iraq (IRQ) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jung Mal Soon (South Korea)
(25–6, 25–14, 25–16)
 
10 September 2008
11:30 		 Russia (RUS) 1–3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 400
Referees: Janko Plesnik (Slovenia)
(21–25, 22–25, 25–18, 16–25)
 
Semifinal
12 September 2008
12:30 		 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 3-0  Egypt (EGY) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 400
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
(25–18, 25–21, 25–20)
 
Gold medal match
15 September 2008
18:30 		 Iran (IRI) 3-0  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Viktor Feldshteyn (Ukraine)
(25–22, 25–18, 25–22)
 

See also

References

  1. ^ "Overall Medal Standings" Archived September 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympics