Serbia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSRB
NPCParalympic Committee of Serbia
Websitewww.paralympic.rs
in Beijing
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Zlatko Kesler
Medals
Ranked 56th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1972–2000)
 Independent Paralympic Participants (1992)
 Serbia and Montenegro (2004)

Serbia competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing for the first time as independent country. Serbian competitors took part in table tennis and athletics events.[1] They won 2 silver medals, Borislava Perić in table tennis event and Draženko Mitrović in athletics.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverDraženko MitrovićAthleticsMen's discus throw - F53/54
 SilverBorislava PerićTable TennisWomen's single class 4

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Željko Čeliković T46 Marathon — 2:56:53 12
Nemanja Savković T12 100m 11.53 15 did not advance
200m 23.37 13 did not advance

Men's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Jovica Brkić F53-54 Discus throw 24.57 893 8
Milos Grlica F11-12 Javelin throw 49.19 869 8
Draženko Mitrović F53-54 Discus throw 29.09 1058 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Javelin throw 27.42 1040 4

Women's track

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tanja Dragić T12 100m 13.80 13 did not advance
200m DNF did not advance

Women's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Tanja Dragić F12 Long jump 5.07 - 9

Shooting

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Aleksandar Janda Men's 10m air pistol SH1 541 31 did not advance
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 495 28 did not advance
Zivko Papaz Men's 10m air pistol SH1 538 33 did not advance
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 549 21 did not advance
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 499 28 did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Snežana Nikolić Women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 384 12 did not advance
Women's 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 542 15 did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 594 31 did not advance
Sinisa Vidic Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 593 20 did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 589 18 did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ilija Đurašinović Men's singles C4-5  Urhaug (NOR)
L 0-3		  Starl (AUT)
L 2-3		 3 did not advance
Zlatko Kesler Men's singles C3  Molitierno (ITA)
W 3–1		  G Rodriguez (CRC)
W 3–1		 1 Q —  Robin (FRA)
L 2–3		 did not advance
Ilija Đurašinović
Zlatko Kesler		 Men's team C4-5 —  Italy (ITA)
W 3-2		  Norway (NOR)
L 0-3		 did not advance

Women

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
Nada Matić Women's singles C4  Zhou Y (CHN)
L 0-3		  Gilroy (GBR)
L 1-3		  Almeida (RSA)
W 3-0		 3 did not advance
Borislava Perić  Al-Azzam (JOR)
W 3–2		  Dolinar (SLO)
W 3–0		  Rozmiej (POL)
W 3–0		 1 Q —  Weinmann (GER)
W 3–2		  Zhou Y (CHN)
L 0-3		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nada Matić
Borislava Perić		 Women's team C4-5 —  Great Britain (GBR)
W 3-0		  Italy (ITA)
W 3-1		  Germany (GER)
L 1-3		  Jordan (JOR)
L 1-3		 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation
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