Germany at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Germany at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	GER
NPC	National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website	www.dbs-npc.de (German)
in Beijing
Competitors	171 in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Cornelia Dietz[1]
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 14 25 20 59
Officials	Dr. Karl Quade
Summer Paralympics appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other related appearances
West Germany (1960–1988) East Germany (1984)

Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

German competitors took part in table tennis^[2] and sailing^[3] events, among others.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Wojtek Czyz	Athletics	Men's Long Jump - F42/44	16th
Gold	Matthias Schroder	Athletics	Men's 400 m - T12
Gold	Marianne Buggenhagen	Athletics	Women's Discus Throw - F54-56	9th
Gold	Katrin Green	Athletics	Women's 200 m - T44
Gold	Martina Willing	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F54-56
Gold	Wolfgang Sacher	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Time Trial - LC1
Gold	Michael Teuber	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Time Trial - LC4
Gold	Andrea Eskau	Cycling	Women's Individual Road Race - HC A-C
Gold	Hannelore Brenner	Equestrian	Women's Individual Championship Test - Grade III	9th
Gold	Hannelore Brenner	Equestrian	Women's Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III	11th
Gold	Britta Näpel	Equestrian	Women's Individual Championship Test - Grade II
Gold	Jens Kroker Siegmund Mainka Robert Prem	Sailing	3-Person Keelboat (Sonar)
Gold	Kirsten Bruhn	Swimming	Women's 100 m Breaststroke - SB5	12th
Gold	Jochen Wollmert	Table Tennis	Men's Singles - TT7
Silver	Mathias Mester	Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F40	15th
Silver	Heinrich Popow	Athletics	Men's 100 m - T42
Silver	Thomas Ulbricht	Athletics	Men's Pentathlon - P12
Silver	Frances Herrmann	Athletics	Women's Discus Throw - F32-34/51-53
Silver	Andrea Hegen	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F42-46
Silver	Claudia Nicoleitzik	Athletics	Women's 200 m - T36
Silver	Claudia Nicoleitzik	Athletics	Women's 100 m - T36	16th
Silver	Birgit Pohl	Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F32-34/52-53	15th
Silver	Martina Willing	Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F54-56
Silver	Wolfgang Sacher	Cycling	Men's Individual Track Pursuit - LC1
Silver	Michael Teuber	Cycling	Men's Individual Track Pursuit - LC4
Silver	Max Weber	Cycling	Men's Individual Road Race - HC B
Silver	Natalie Simanowski	Cycling	Women's Individual Track Pursuit - LC3-4/CP3
Silver	Natalie Simanowski	Cycling	Women's Individual Track Time Trial - LC3-4/CP3
Silver	Barbara Weise	Cycling	Mixed Individual Road Time Trial - CP1-2
Silver	Hannelore Brenner Britta Näpel Angelika Trabert Steffen Zeibig	Equestrian	Team
Silver	Ramona Brussig	Judo	Women's -57 kg - B1-3
Silver	Norbert Gau	Shooting	Men's R1-10 m Air Rifle Standing - SH1
Silver	Manuela Schmermund	Shooting	Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing - SH1	7th
Silver	Thomas Grimm	Swimming	Men's 100 m Breaststroke - SB5
Silver	Kirsten Bruhn	Swimming	Women's 100 m Backstroke - S7	10th
Silver	Maria Götze	Swimming	Women's 200 m Individual Medley - SM6	7th
Silver	Daniel Arnold	Table Tennis	Men's Singles - TT6
Silver	Monika Sikora-Weinmann Andrea Zimmerer	Table Tennis	Women's Team - TT4-5	16th
Silver	Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team Alke Behrens   Marina Mohnen Maren Butterbrodt   Edina Müller Annette Kahl   Nora Schratz Britta Kautz   Gesche Schünemann Simone Kues   Nicole Seifert Birgit Meitner   Annika Zeyen	Wheelchair Basketball	Women's Tournament	15th
Bronze	Marianne Buggenhagen	Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F54-56	8th
Bronze	Michaela Floeth	Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F42-46
Bronze	Astrid Höfte	Athletics	Women's Long Jump - F44
Bronze	Thomas Loosch	Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F37-38
Bronze	Birgit Pohl	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F33-34/52-53
Bronze	Maria Seifert	Athletics	Women's 100m - T37
Bronze	Maria Seifert	Athletics	Women's 200m - T37
Bronze	Tobias Graf	Cycling	Men's Individual Track Pursuit - LC3
Bronze	Wolfgang Sacher	Cycling	Men's Individual Track Time Trial - LC1
Bronze	Dorothee Vieth	Cycling	Women's Individual Road Time Trial - HC A-C
Bronze	Dorothee Vieth	Cycling	Women's Individual Road Race - HC A-C
Bronze	Bettina Eistel	Equestrian	Individual Championship Test - Grade III
Bronze	Britta Näpel	Equestrian	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II
Bronze	Carmen Brussig	Judo	Women's −48 kg - B1-3	7th
Bronze	Kirsten Bruhn	Swimming	Women's 50 m Freestyle - S7	14th
Bronze	Kirsten Bruhn	Swimming	Women's 100 m Freestyle - S7	8th
Bronze	Kirsten Bruhn	Swimming	Women's 400 m Freestyle - S7	11th
Bronze	Maria Götze	Swimming	Women's 400 m Freestyle - S6
Bronze	Daniela Schulte	Swimming	Women's 100 m Freestyle - S11
Bronze	Andrea Zimmerer	Table Tennis	Women's Singles - TT5

Archery

5 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Ranking Round		1/16 Finals	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
			Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Michael Arenz	Open	Individual Compound	670	13	Heary (IRL) L 104-108	Did not advance
Mario Oehme	W1/W2	Individual Recurve	611	11	Yoshida (JPN) L 74-89	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Ranking Round		1/16 Finals	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
			Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maria Droste	W1/W2	Individual Recurve	496	16	Cerna (CZE) W 89-87	Xiao (CHN) L 66-91	Did not advance
Katharina Schett	ST	Individual Recurve	520	18	Lucas (GBR) L 70-85	Did not advance
Tanja Schultz	W1/W2	Individual Recurve	524	10	Bye	Cao (CHN) L 65-79	Did not advance
Maria Droste Katharina Schett Tanja Schultz	Open	Team Recurve	N/A				China L 165-187	Did not advance

Athletics

42 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Alhassane Baldé	T54	400 m	50.68	6	Did not advance
		800 m	1:41.22	5	Did not advance
		1500 m	3:10.99	7	Did not advance
Max Bergmann	T13	5000 m	15:29.33	4 q	N/A		15:28.06	-	5
Reinhold Bötzel	F44/46 (F46)	High jump	N/A				1.87	935	6
Ralph Brunner	T54	5000 m	10:23.71	5	Did not advance
		1500 m	3:08.73	4 Q	3:10.51	7	Did not advance
		Marathon	N/A				1:23:27	-	10
Wojtek Czyz	F42/44 (F42)	Long Jump	N/A				6.50 WR	1101
Jörg Frischmann	F44	Shot put	N/A				13.75	858	7
Ali Ghardooni	F57-58 (F57)	Discus throw	N/A				44.69	958	4
Siegmund Hegeholz	F11/12 (F11)	Javelin throw	N/A				43.18	882	7
Ulrich Iser	F55-56 (F55)	Shot put	N/A				10.81	955	9
Lutz Langer	F40	Shot put	N/A				9.12	-	12
Marc Lembeck	T13	400 m	52.09	5	Did not advance
		200 m	24.43	6	Did not advance
Thomas Loosch	F37-38 (F38)	Shot put	N/A				14.44	968
		Discus throw	N/A				39.40	884	8
Mathias Mester	F40	Shot put	N/A				11.16	-
Heinrich Popow	T42	100 m	N/A				12.98	-
	F42/44 F42	Long jump	N/A				No mark	-	-
Matthias Schmidt	T11	200 m	25.10	3	Did not advance
		400 m	55.38	3	Did not advance
René Schramm	T37	100 m	12.43	1 Q	N/A		12.50	-	6
		200 m	25.49	3 Q	N/A		25.37	-	6
Matthias Schröder	T12	100 m	11.18	1 Q	11.17	3 q	11.23 (Final B)	-	7
		400 m	50.47	1 Q	50.11	1 Q	49.45	-
		200 m	22.91	1 Q	22.73	3 q	22.71 (Final B)	-	7
Marc Schuh	T54	400 m	49.05	2 Q	54.46	8	Did not advance
		200 m	26.14	4	Did not advance
		100 m	14.98	4	Did not advance
Niels Stein	T35	100 m	N/A				13.70	-	7
Frank Tinnemeier	F42	Shot put	N/A				11.47	-	13
Jörg Trippen-Hilgers	F12	Long jump	N/A				5.88	-	13
Thomas Ulbricht	F11/12 (F12)	Javelin throw	N/A				46.85	828	9
	F12	Long jump	N/A				6.33	-	10
Matthias Schmidt Matthias Schröder Jörg Trippen-Hilgers Thomas Ulbricht	T11-13	4 × 100 m relay	45.35	2	Did not advance

Pentathlon

Athlete	Class	Event	Long jump			Javelin throw			100 m			Discus throw			1500 m			Total	Rank
			Result	Points	Rank	Result	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Result	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Jörg Trippen-Hilgers	P12	Pentathlon	6.24	639	8	42.22	474	8	12.11	629	10	34.54	554	2	5:31.29	393	11	2689	10
Thomas Ulbricht	P12	Pentathlon	6.58	716	4	47.80	556	3	11.49	755	4	30.40	472	6	4:40.16	679	6	3178

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Claudia Biene	F42-46 (F42)	Javelin throw	N/A				29.07	989	7
		Discus throw	N/A				28.55	938	5
	F42	Long jump	N/A				2.78	-	8
	T42	100 m	N/A				18.92	-	7
Marianne Buggenhagen	F54-56 (F55)	Shot put	N/A				8.54	1026
		Discus throw	N/A				27.80 WR	1060
		Javelin throw	N/A				17.64	994	8
Siena Christen	F12-13 (F12)	Shot put	N/A				10.49	841	7
		Discus throw	N/A				36.60	860	4
Laura Darimont	T46	100 m	13.66	6	Did not advance
		200 m	28.47	8	Did not advance
Isabelle Foerder	T37	100 m	14.28	1 Q	N/A		14.54	-	4
		200 m	30.51	2 Q	N/A		30.70	-	4
Michaela Floeth	F42-46 (F44)	Shot put	N/A				12.58 WR	1034
		Discus throw	N/A				38.87	1029	4
Katrin Green	T44	200 m	N/A				28.02	-
		100 m	13.71	1 Q	N/A		13.74	-	4
Frances Herrmann	F32-34/51-53 (F34)	Discus throw	N/A				21.19 WR	1108
	F33-34/52-53 (F34)	Javelin throw	N/A				13.83	974	7
	F32-34/52-53 (F34)	Shot put	N/A				6.90	915	10
Andrea Hegen	F42-46 (F46)	Javelin throw	N/A				39.23 WR	1071
Astrid Höfte	F44	Long jump	N/A				4.67	-
	T44	200 m	N/A				29.33	-	5
		100 m	14.46	2 Q	N/A		14.47	-	7
Petra Hömmen	F40	Discus throw	N/A				20.29	-	7
		Shot put	N/A				7.28	-	6
Annalena Knors	T12	400 m	1:02.48	3	Did not advance
		200 m	27.89	3	Did not advance
Katrin Müller-Rottgardt	T13	400 m	1:00.49	4 q	N/A		1:00.34	-	6
		100 m	12.96	3 q	N/A		12.85	-	8
	F13	Long jump	N/A				5.24	-	5
Claudia Nicoleitzik	T36	200 m	N/A				31.48	-
		100 m	N/A				15.00	-
Birgit Pohl	F32-34/51-53 (F34)	Discus throw	N/A				20.54	1074	4
	F33-34/52-53 (F34)	Javelin throw	N/A				16.36	1152
	F32-34/52-53 (F34)	Shot put	N/A				8.46	1122
Jana Schmidt	F42-46 (F42)	Javelin throw	N/A				29.66	1009	6
		Shot put	N/A				9.01	966	5
Yvonne Sehmisch	T54	100 m	17.28	4 q	N/A		17.08	-	7
		400 m	58.32	4	Did not advance
		200 m	30.98	4 q	N/A		30.49	-	6
Maria Seifert	T37	100 m	14.36	2 Q	N/A		14.28	-
		200 m	29.92	2 Q	N/A		29.99	-
Tamira Slaby	T38	100 m	14.47	4 q	N/A		14.75	-	5
		200 m	28.71	1 Q	N/A		30.02	-	4
Martina Willing	F54-56 (F56)	Shot put	N/A				8.61	1034
		Discus throw	N/A				23.36	890	6
		Javelin throw	N/A				23.99	1204

Cycling

17 competitors:

Men

Track

Pursuits

Athlete	Class	Event	Qualifying		Final/ Bronze medal race
			Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Tobias Graf	LC3	3000 m Individual pursuit	3:54.539 46.047	3 Q	Thirionet (FRA) W 3:57.510 45.471
Klaus Lungershausen	CP4	3000 m Individual pursuit	3:52.561 46.439	5	Did not advance
Wolfgang Sacher	LC1	4000 m Individual pursuit	4:44.375 50.637	2 Q	Gallagher (AUS) L 4:46.788 50.211
Pierre Senska	LC4	3000 m Individual pursuit	4:25.253 40.715	5	Did not advance
Michael Teuber	LC4	3000 m Individual pursuit	4:05.932 43.914	2 Q	Vigano (ITA) L 4:10.113 43.180
Erich Winkler	LC4	3000 m Individual pursuit	4:17.736 41.903	4 Q	Mendez (ESP) L 4:21.550 41.292	4

Sprints

Athlete(s)	Class	Event	Qualifying		Semifinal		Final
			Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Mario Hammer (LC1) Wolfgang Sacher (LC1) Pierre Senska (LC4)	LC1-4/ CP3-4	Team	54.876 49.201	5	N/A		Did not advance

Time Trials

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Tobias Graf	LC3-4 (LC3)	1 km time trial	1:18.515	1.00000	1:18.515	5
Mario Hammer	LC1	1 km time trial	1:11.335	-	-	6
Wolfgang Sacher	LC1	1 km time trial	1:10.812	-	-
Pierre Senska	LC3-4 (LC4)	1 km time trial	1:27.161	0.95718	1:23.428	13
Michael Teuber	LC3-4 (LC4)	1 km time trial	1:22.473	0.95718	1:18.941	7
Erich Winkler	LC3-4 (LC4)	1 km time trial	1:26.757	0.95718	1:23.042	12

Road

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Rank
Stefan Baumann	HC B	Time trial	22:44.21 (+37.98)	4
		Road race	1:36:36 (+8:11)	12
Torben Bröer	HC A	Time trial	35:02.87 (+5:05.10)	4
Tobias Graf	LC3	Time trial	38:55.25 (+54.94)	5
	LC3-4/CP3 (LC3)	Road race	1:38:01 (+1:01)	4
Tobias Knecht	HC B	Time trial	23:08.91 (+1:02.68)	8
		Road race	1:30:24 (+1:59)	6
Klaus Lungershausen	CP4	Time trial	36:52.33 (+58.35)	5
	LC1-2/CP4 (CP4)	Road race	1:46:13 (+0:10)	9
Norbert Mosandl	HC C	Time trial	21:33.09 (+1:16.57)	5
		Road race	1:29:31 (+7:51)	6
Norbert Koch	HC C	Time trial	21:59.90 (+1:43.38)	7
		Road race	1:42:46 (+21:06)	10
Wolfgang Sacher	LC1	Time trial	34:41.62
	LC1-2/CP4 (LC1)	Road race	1:48:47 (+2:44)	17
Pierre Senska	LC4	Time trial	44:18.16 (+5:31.37)	6
	LC3-4/CP3 (LC4)	Road race	1:47:03 (+10:03)	20
Michael Teuber	LC4	Time trial	38:46.79
	LC3-4/CP3 (LC4)	Road race	1:39:15 (+2:15)	17
Max Weber	HC B	Time trial	23:08.88 (+1:02.65)	7
		Road race	1:28:26 (+0:01)
Erich Winkler	LC4	Time trial	42:42.91 (+3:56.12)	5
	LC3-4/CP3 (LC4)	Road race	1:55:40 (+18:40)	25

Women

Track

Pursuits

Athlete	Class	Event	Qualifying				Final
			Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Natalie Simanowski	LC3-4/CP3 (LC3)	Individual	4:16.176 WR	1.00000	4:16.176	2 Q	4:19.396	1.00000	4:19.396

Time Trials

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Natalie Simanowski	LC3-4/CP3 (LC3)	500 m time trial	43.800	1.00000	43.800

Road

Athlete	Class	Event	Time	Class Factor	Factorized Time	Rank
Andrea Eskau	HC A-C (HC C)	Time trial	24:06.03	1.00000	24:06.03	5
		Road race	1:13:00	-	-
Natalie Simanowski	LC3-4/CP3 (LC3)	Time trial	45:38.23	1.00000	45:38.23	4
Dorothee Vieth	HC A-C (HC C)	Time trial	23:41.95	1.00000	23:41.95
		Road race	1:13:27 (+0:27)	-	-
Barbara Weise	CP1-2 (CP2)	Mixed time trial	28:52.76	0.81277	23:28.33
		Mixed road race	57:15 (+12:10)	-	-	8

Equestrian

5 competitors:

Individual

Athlete	Class	Horse	Event	Result	Rank
Hannelore Brenner	Grade III	Women of the World	Championship Test	71.440
			Freestyle Test	74.223
Bettina Eistel	Grade III	Fabuleux 5	Championship Test	70.880
			Freestyle Test	69.612	6
Britta Näpel	Grade II	Cherubin 15	Championship Test	71.909
			Freestyle Test	70.277
Angelika Trabert	Grade II	Londria 2	Championship Test	64.909	8
			Freestyle Test	60.778	14
Steffen Zeibig	Grade II	Waldemar 27	Championship Test	66.091	5
			Freestyle Test	64.667	10

Team

Athletes	Class	Horses	Event	Team Test			Championship Test			Total	Rank
				Result	Team Total	Rank	Result	Team Total	Rank
Hannelore Brenner Britta Näpel Angelika Trabert Steffen Zeibig	Grade III Grade II Grade II Grade II	Women of the World Cherubin 15 Londria 2 Waldemar 27	Team	71.615 62.667# 69.429 63.048	204.092	2	71.440 71.909 64.909# 66.091	209.440	2	413.532

'#' denotes scores that did not count toward the team total.

Goalball

6 competitors:

Women

• Natalie Ball
• Conny Dietz
• Ina Fischer
• Christiane Möller
• Swetlana Otto
• Stefanie Schindler

Preliminary round

Denmark v Germany

September 7 21:00

Denmark	4 – 1	Germany
Vedsted 3, Own Goal	Report	Fischer (Penalty)

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Balint Benko (Hungary), Sivert Sivertsen (Sweden)

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China v Germany

September 8 13:00

China	3 – 0	Germany
Xu 2, Chen (Penalty)	Report

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Eeva Sorkkila (Finland), Patricia Fras (Slovenia)

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Brazil v Germany

September 9 13:00

Brazil	3 – 1	Germany
Santos 2, Amorim	Report	Schindler

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Keith Lound (Great Britain), Balint Benko (Hungary)

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Germany v Canada

September 10 11:00

Germany	0 – 1	Canada
	Report	Morin

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Patrick Gafney (USA), Kari Rasanen (Finland)

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Germany v United States

September 11 18:00

Germany	0 – 4	United States
	Report	Armbruster 2, Miller 2

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Nejc Jakic (Slovenia), Claude Dagenais (Canada)

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Germany v Sweden

September 12 19:00

Germany	5 – 10	Sweden
Schindler 2, Fischer 2 (1 Penalty), Otto 1	Report	Gustavsson 5 (1 Penalty), Jalmestal 5 (1 Penalty)

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Lena Bonke (Denmark), Kari Rasanen (Finland)

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Germany v Japan

September 13 10:00

Germany	1 – 2	Japan
Schindler	Report	Komiya, Adachi

BIT Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Balint Benko (Hungary), Kari Rasanen (Finland)

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Group table

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	7	6	0	1	21	7	+14	19
United States	7	4	1	2	18	11	+7	14
Denmark	7	4	1	2	13	9	+4	14
Sweden	7	3	3	1	30	27	+3	10
Canada	7	2	2	3	15	13	+2	9
Brazil	7	2	4	1	21	24	-3	7
Japan	7	2	5	0	8	16	-8	6
Germany	7	0	7	0	8	27	-19	0

Judo

4 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Preliminary	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final/ Bronze medal contest
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sebastian Junk	B1-3 (B3)	−90 kg	Bye	Mammadov (AZE) L 0001-0003	Did not advance	Stoskus (LTU) W 1102-0000	Ingram (GBR) L 0010-0110	Did not advance
Matthias Krieger	B1-3 (B2)	−73 kg	Biezais (LAT) W 1001-0000	Sydorenko (UKR) L 0000-0013	Did not advance	N/A	Aliyev (AZE) W 0110-0011	Ramirez (ARG) L 0000-1000
Dominik Zilian	B1-3 (B3)	+100 kg	Taurines (FRA) L 0000-1000	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Preliminary	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round	Final/ Bronze medal contest
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Carmen Brussig	B1-3 (B2)	−48 kg	Bye	Potapova (RUS) L 0020-1000	Did not advance	Garcia (ESP) W 1000-0000	Gonzalez (CUB) W 1000-0000
Ramona Brussig	B1-3 (B2)	−57 kg	N/A	Cete (TUR) W 0010-0000	Karkar (ALG) W 0011-0000	N/A	Wang (CHN) L 0014-1000

Powerlifting

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank
Mario Hochberg	-	+100 kg	210.0	5

Rowing

6 competitors (plus 1 cox):

Athletes	Class	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final A/B		Total Rank
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Harald Wimmer Siglind Koehler	TA	Mixed double sculls	4:44.67	5	4:59.69	4 QFB	4:49.05	3	9
Kathrin Wolff Marcus Klemp Michael Sauer Susanne Lackner Arne Maury (Cox)	LTA	Mixed coxed four	3:39.02	2	3:50.79	2 QFA	3:41.71	4	4

Sailing

4 competitors:

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Heiko Kröger	2.4MR	3	2	11	6	4	3	1	11	2	7	CAN	28	4
Jens Kroker Siegmund Mainka Robert Prem	Sonar	5	6	3	1	4	11	5	2	9	4	5	35

CAN - Race cancelled

Shooting

10 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
			Score	Rank	Score	Total
Michael Brengmann	SH2	Mixed R5-10 m air rifle prone	598	12	Did not advance		12
		Mixed R4-10 m air rifle standing	598	3 Q	102.4	700.4	6
Norbert Gau	SH1	R1-10 m air rifle standing	592	3 Q	101.7	693.7
		R7-50 m free rifle 3x40	1104	23	Did not advance		23
		R3-10 m air rifle prone	590	39	Did not advance		39
Harald Hack	SH1	P1-10 m air pistol	556	18	Did not advance		18
		Mixed P3-25 m sport pistol	558	9	Did not advance		9
		Mixed P4-50 m free pistol	513	18	Did not advance		18
Frank Heitmeyer	SH1	P1-10 m air pistol	549	28	Did not advance		28
		Mixed P3-25 m sport pistol	545	23	Did not advance		23
Manuel Krüger	SH1	P1-10 m air pistol	551	26	Did not advance		26
		Mixed P3-25 m sport pistol	550	20	Did not advance		20
Josef Neumaier	SH1	R1-10 m air rifle standing	592	4 Q	100.0	692.0	5
		R7-50 m free rifle 3x40	1140	7 Q	98.9	1238.9	7
		R3-10 m air rifle prone	596	24	Did not advance		24
		Mixed R6-50 m free rifle prone	585	11	Did not advance		11
Simon Voit	SH1	R1-10 m air rifle standing	576	19	Did not advance		19
		R7-50 m free rifle 3x40	1123	15	Did not advance		15
		Mixed R6-50 m free rifle prone	586	9	Did not advance		9

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
			Score	Rank	Score	Total
Sabine Brogle	SH1	R2-10 m air rifle standing	383	14	Did not advance		14
		R8-50 m sport rifle 3x20	548	12	Did not advance		12
Doris Kustner	SH1	P2-10 m air pistol	Disqualified		Did not advance		-
Manuela Schmermund	SH1	R2-10 m air rifle standing	388	4 Q	102.2	490.2
		R8-50 m sport rifle 3x20	567	7 Q	96.2	663.2	6
		Mixed R6-50 m free rifle prone	583	19	Did not advance		19

Swimming

21 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Christoph Burkard	S8	100 m freestyle	1:04.99	13	Did not advance
		400 m freestyle	4:45.97	4 Q	4:40.60	4
	SB7	100 m breaststroke	1:29.08	8 Q	1:29.60	8
	SM8	200 m individual medley	2:43.19	11	Did not advance
Daniel Clausner	S13	100 m butterfly	1:04.09	15	Did not advance
		100 m freestyle	55.32	8 Q	55.54	8
		100 m backstroke	1:06.82	6 Q	1:06.76	6
		50 m freestyle	25.22	6 Q	25.39	7
	SM13	200 m individual medley	2:20.30	3 Q	2:18.96	5
	SB13	100 m breaststroke	1:10.68	3 Q	1:09.49	6
Robert Dörries	S13	400 m freestyle	4:34.71	7 Q	4:23.89	4
		100 m freestyle	57.19	10	Did not advance
		50 m freestyle	26.38	13	Did not advance
	SM13	200 m individual medley	2:26.89	10	Did not advance
Christian Goldbach	S2	200 m freestyle	5:39.65	7 Q	5:37.09	7
		100 m freestyle	2:47.56	9	Did not advance
		50 m freestyle	1:20.99	10	Did not advance
		50 m backstroke	1:22.63	9	Did not advance
Thomas Grimm	SM6	200 m individual medley	3:08.22	8 Q	3:08.90	7
	S7	400 m freestyle	5:37.00	10	Did not advance
	SB5	100 m breaststroke	1:38.15	4 Q	1:35.41
Nils Grunenberg	SB5	100 m breaststroke	1:34.83	2 Q	1:36.68	4
Sebastian Iwanow	S6	100 m freestyle	1:12.78	9	Did not advance
		50 m freestyle	32.72	6 Q	32.79	7
Lucas Ludwig	S10	100 m butterfly	1:01.14	8 Q	1:00.46	7
		100 m freestyle	56.19	12	Did not advance
		100 m backstroke	1:05.61	10	Did not advance
		50 m freestyle	25.79	10	Did not advance
		400 m freestyle	4:23.24	3 Q	4:13.64	4
	SM10	200 m individual medley	2:20.37	5 Q	2:18.93	5
Swen Michaelis	SM6	200 m individual medley	3:05.37	7 Q	Disqualified	-
	S6	100 m freestyle	1:12.14	6 Q	1:12.31	8
		100 m backstroke	1:25.09	5 Q	1:23.83	6
		400 m freestyle	5:27.35	5 Q	5:26.17	5
Florian Moll	SB7	100 m breaststroke	1:27.51	5 Q	1:28.31	7
	S9	400 m freestyle	4:30.15	8 Q	4:29.67	8
Daniel Simon	S13	100 m butterfly	1:02.30	5 Q	1:02.28	7
		100 m freestyle	57.98	12	Did not advance
		100 m backstroke	Did not start
		50 m freestyle	26.07	11	Did not advance
Roy Tobis	S10	100 m butterfly	1:00.18	5 Q	1:00.65	8
		100 m freestyle	55.55	7 Q	55.07	6
		100 m backstroke	1:04.63	7 Q	1:03.88	6
		50 m freestyle	25.21	8 Q	25.04	6
Christoph Weber	SB9	100 m breaststroke	1:15.97	10	Did not advance
	SM10	200 m individual medley	2:28.49	13	Did not advance
Nikolai Willig	S8	100 m butterfly	1:13.39	13	Did not advance
		100 m freestyle	1:03.69	12	Did not advance
		400 m freestyle	4:49.25	5 Q	4:50.39	6
		50 m freestyle	29.03	8 Q	28.94	7
	SM8	200 m individual medley	2:40.24	9	Did not advance
Lucas Ludwig Swen Michaelis Roy Tobis Nikolai Willig	-34 Pts	4 × 100 m freestyle	N/A		4:04.45 (Michaelis 1:13.28 Willig 1:01.84 Tobis 54.81 Ludwig 54.52)	7
Swen Michaelis Roy Tobis Christoph Weber Nikolai Willig	-34 Pts	4 × 100 m medley	4:42.48 (Michaelis 1:22.92 Weber 1:15.28 Tobis 1:01.06 Willig 1:03.22)	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kirsten Bruhn	S7	100 m freestyle	N/A		1:12.93
		100 m backstroke	1:26.54	2 Q	1:25.97
		400 m freestyle	5:43.32	4 Q	5:28.22
		50 m freestyle	34.77	2 Q	34.50
	SB5	100 m breaststroke	1:36.30 WR	1 Q	1:36.92
Annke Conradi	S4 (S3)	100 m freestyle	2:20.93	8 Q	2:19.95	8
	S3	50 m freestyle	1:07.76	5 Q	1:17.94	8
		50 m backstroke	1:07.61	3 Q	1:14.93	7
Maria Götze	SM6	200 m individual medley	3:25.03	5 Q	3:14.59
	S6	100 m freestyle	1:23.40	4 Q	1:19.53	4
		100 m backstroke	1:43.11	8 Q	1:39.85	7
		50 m butterfly	44.65	10	Did not advance
		400 m freestyle	6:06.49	4 Q	5:49.70
		50 m freestyle	38.70	6 Q	37.28	4
	SB6	100 m breaststroke	1:54.28	6 Q	1:47.82	5
Julia Kabus	S8	100 m freestyle	1:12.64	6 Q	1:12.68	7
		400 m freestyle	5:32.76	4 Q	5:22.82	5
		50 m freestyle	34.44	10	Did not advance
Christiane Reppe	S9	100 m freestyle	1:06.67	10	Did not advance
		400 m freestyle	4:54.25	4 Q	4:51.59	6
		100 m backstroke	1:19.12	12	Did not advance
		50 m freestyle	31.84	13	Did not advance
Daniela Schulte	S11	100 m freestyle	1:11.57	2 Q	1:11.08
		50 m freestyle	33.83	8 Q	33.05	6
Stefanie Weinberg	S8	100 m butterfly	1:23.48	10	Did not advance
		100 m freestyle	1:14.65	10	Did not advance
		100 m backstroke	1:27.86	8 Q	1:27.96	7
		50 m freestyle	34.95	11	Did not advance
	SM8	200 m individual medley	3:04.97	11	Did not advance

Table Tennis

12 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Group Match 1	Group Match 2	Group Match 3	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal match
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Daniel Arnold	TT6	Singles	Chao (CHN) W 3-2	Gregorovic (CRO) W 3-0	Esaulov (RUS) W 3-0	N/A		Blok (NED) W 3-1	Rosenmeier (DEN) L 1-3
Selcuk Cetin	TT4/5	Singles	Meczaros (SVK) W 3-0	Paulsen (NOR) L 2-3	Did not advance
Jan Gürtler	TT3	Singles	Wu (TPE) W 3-1	Kim (KOR) W 3-1	N/A		Pinas (ESP) L 1-3	Did not advance
Walter Kilger	TT1	Singles	Fernandez (CUB) L 0-3	Vevera (AUT) L 0-3	Cho (KOR) L 0-3	Did not advance
Dietmar Kober	TT4/5	Singles	Scott (USA) L 1-3	Robertson (GBR) W 3-0	N/A	Zhang (CHN) L 1-3	Did not advance
David Korn	TT9/10	Singles	Ruiz (ESP) L 2-3	Rozier (FRA) L 1-3	Did not advance
Holger Nikelis	TT1	Singles	Ducay (FRA) L 2-3	Lee (KOR) L 2-3	Trujillo (CUB) W 3-0	Did not advance
Rainer Schmidt	TT6	Singles	Wetherill (GBR) L 1-3	Michell (BRA) W 3-0	Kowalski (POL) W 3-0	N/A		Rosenmeier (DEN) L 2-3	Blok (NED) L 1-3
Otto Vilsmaier	TT2	Singles	Revucky (SVK) L 2-3	Kovalski (BRA) W 3-0	Hansen (DEN) L 0-3	Did not advance
Jochen Wollmert	TT7	Singles	Bayley (GBR) W 3-0	Shur (ISR) W 3-0	Popov (UKR) W 3-0	N/A		Valera (ESP) W 3-1	Ye (CHN) W 3-1
Holger Nikelis Otto Vilsmaier	TT1-2	Team	N/A				France L 0-3	Did not advance
Selcuk Cetin Jan Gürtler Dietmar Kober	TT4-5	Team	N/A			Hong Kong W 3-2	France L 0-3	Did not advance
Daniel Arnold Jochen Wollmert	TT6-8	Team	N/A			Chinese Taipei W 3-0	China L 2-3	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Group Match 1	Group Match 2	Group Match 3	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal match
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Monika Sikora-Weinmann	TT4	Singles	Arenales (MEX) W 3-0	Sacca (ITA) W 3-0	Jung (KOR) W 3-0	N/A		Peric (SRB) L 2-3	Moon (KOR) L 1-3
Andrea Zimmerer	TT5	Singles	Barszcz (POL) W 3-0	Chan (HKG) W 3-0	Zhang (CHN) W 3-1	N/A		Gu (CHN) L 1-3	Abuawad (JOR) W 3-0
Monika Sikora-Weinmann Andrea Zimmerer	TT4-5	Team	N/A			Bye	Slovenia W 3-1	Serbia W 3-1	China L 1-3

Wheelchair Basketball

24 competitors:

Men

• André Bienek
• Lars Christink
• Ahmet Coskun
• Florian Fischer
• Dirk Köhler-Lenz
• Andreas Kreß
• Lars Lehmann
• Björn Lohmann
• Dirk Passiwan
• Mimoun Quali
• Jens Schürmann
• Sebastian Wolk

Preliminary round - Group A

September 7 20:45

Report

Germany	59–62	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 13-6, 17-19, 16-20
Pts: Passiwan 11 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 12 Asts: Christink 2, Coskun 2		Pts: Anderson 29 Rebs: Anderson 12 Asts: Anderson 5

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,797 Referees: Juan Manuel Urunuela (Spain)

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September 8 18:30

Report

Germany	56–58	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 17-14, 14-14, 13-12
Pts: Coskun 13 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 9 Asts: Lehmann 6		Pts: Kozai 20 Rebs: Fujimoto 15 Asts: Fujimoto 2, Kozai 2, Kyoya 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,580 Referees: Sergio Giordano (Canada)

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September 9 12:15

Report

South Africa	43–96	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 8-21, 8-25, 10-26, 17-24
Pts: Nortje 19 Rebs: Taylor 7, Nortje 7, Nel 7 Asts: Curle 2		Pts: Passiwan 22 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 5, Bienek 5 Asts: Christink 7

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 1,095 Referees: Andre Bosveld (Netherlands)

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September 10 13:30

Report

Germany	73–63	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 10-15, 29-14, 22-13, 12-21
Pts: Köhler-Lenz 23 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 16 Asts: Christink 6		Pts: Gharibloo 22 Rebs: Daghaghelepour 8 Asts: Ahmadi 5

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,262 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (Canada)

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September 11 13:30

Report

Germany	78–72	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 17-21, 17-18, 24-15
Pts: Passiwan 21 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 11 Asts: Lehmann 7		Pts: Haidari 21 Rebs: Kohlstrom 14 Asts: Haidari 15

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,684 Referees: Antonia Gomez Ruf (Spain)

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Group table

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	5	5	0	372	276	+96	10
Germany	5	3	2	362	298	+64	8
Iran	5	3	2	359	344	+15	8
Japan	5	2	3	265	319	-54	7
Sweden	5	1	4	309	345	-36	6
South Africa	5	1	4	282	367	-85	6

Quarterfinals

September 13 16:45

Report

Germany	64–71	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 13-17, 14-20, 20-13
Pts: Köhler-Lenz 18 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 11 Asts: Christink 5		Pts: Munn 31 Rebs: Munn 20 Asts: Pollock 8

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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Classification game

September 15 11:15

Report

Germany	71–57	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 21-11, 12-16, 22-14
Pts: Passiwan 30 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 14 Asts: Lehmann 8		Pts: Fujimoto 20 Rebs: Suzuki 7 Asts: Fujii 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bill Kuerzi (USA)

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5th place game

September 16 13:30

Report

Israel	54–63	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 13-14, 12-12, 12-18
Pts: Meishar 19 Rebs: Meishar 14 Asts: Rozenberg 7, Hendel 7		Pts: Passiwan 22 Rebs: Köhler-Lenz 10 Asts: Lehmann 4

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,204 Referees: Jonathon Burford (USA)

Women

Team Roster

• Alke Behrens
• Maren Butterbrodt
• Annette Kahl
• Britta Kautz
• Simone Kues
• Birgit Meitner
• Marina Mohnen
• Edina Müller
• Nora Schratz
• Gesche Schünemann
• Nicole Seifert
• Annika Zeyen

Preliminary round - Group A

September 7 15:30

Report

Germany	62–32	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17-6, 17-6, 16-8, 12-12
Pts: Mohnen 23 Rebs: Butterbrodt 10 Asts: Seifert 4		Pts: Moraes 11 Rebs: Reis 11 Asts: Moraes 7

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 2,443 Referees: Edwin Wallaart (Netherlands)

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September 8 16:15

Report

United States	42–38	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 7-17, 16-9, 10-2, 9-10
Pts: Ripp 11 Rebs: Ruddell 6 Asts: Ripp 5		Pts: Mohnen 11 Rebs: Mohnen 14 Asts: Butterbrodt 3, Zeyen 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,580 Referees: Rui David Marques (Brazil)

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September 10 18:30

Report

Germany	64–56	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18-8, 12-10, 9-16, 25-22
Pts: Mohnen 22 Rebs: Butterbrodt 12 Asts: Mohnen 6		Pts: Crispin 23 Rebs: Tesch 10 Asts: Tesch 2, Gauci 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,201 Referees: Adrianos Pavlopoulos (Greece)

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September 11 11:15

Report

Great Britain	44–50	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 8-11, 14-12, 8-15, 14-12
Pts: Strange 12 Rebs: Turner 7, Wager 7 Asts: Strange 3, Wild 3		Pts: Mohnen 16 Rebs: Mohnen 10 Asts: Butterbrodt 3

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,684 Referees: Matias Quintana (Argentina)

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Group table

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	4	4	0	227	149	+78	8
Germany	4	3	1	214	174	+40	7
Australia	4	2	2	223	185	+38	6
Great Britain	4	1	3	166	194	-28	5
Brazil	4	0	4	129	257	-128	4

Quarterfinals

September 12 19:00

Report

Germany	43–28	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 4-4, 17-13, 12-11, 10-0
Pts: Kahl 14 Rebs: Kahl 10 Asts: Mohnen 3, Butterbrodt 3		Pts: Huitzing 11 Rebs: Korver 8 Asts: Korver 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,215 Referees: Matias Quintana (Argentina)

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Semifinals

September 13 21:15

Report

Germany	60–40	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 14-12, 12-10, 8-12, 26-6
Pts: Mohnen 22 Rebs: Mohnen 12, Butterbrodt 12 Asts: Mohnen 3, Butterbrodt 3, Zeyen 3		Pts: Amimoto 17 Rebs: Takubo 7 Asts: Takubo 2, Soeda 2

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Rui David Marques (Brazil)

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Final

September 15 21:30

Report

United States	50–38	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 9-12, 14-4, 16-13, 11-9
Pts: Ripp 16 Rebs: Gonzales 5 Asts: Ripp 4		Pts: Mohnen 13 Rebs: Mohnen 13 Asts: Butterbrodt 3, Mohnen 3 Final Rank:

National Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Sebastien Gauthier (Canada)

Wheelchair Fencing

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Preliminary Pool Stage							1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal match
			Bout 1	Bout 2	Bout 3	Bout 4	Bout 5	Bout 6	Rank
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Christian Andree	Cat. A	Foil	Horvath (HUN) L 1-5	Betti (ITA) L 2-5	Zhang (CHN) L 0-5	Saengsawang (THA) L 3-5	Alqallaf (KUW) L 1-5	Granell (ESP) L 3-5	7	Did not advance
		Épée	Granell (ESP) L 2-5	Pender (POL) L 2-5	Citerne (FRA) L 1-5	Bazhukov (UKR) L 4-5	Zhang (CHN) L 1-5	N/A	6	Did not advance

Wheelchair Rugby

11 competitors:

• Maik Baumann
• Christian Götze
• Jörg Holzem
• Salih Köseoglu
• Wolfgang Mayer
• Nacer Menezla
• Oliver Picht
• Micael Schlüter
• Wolfgang Schmitt
• Christoph Werner
• Dirk Wieschendorf

Preliminary round - Group B

Australia v Germany

September 12 18:00

Australia	47 – 36	Germany
Batt 24 Porter 7 Hucks 6	Report	Köseoglu 9 Menezla 8 Mayer 7

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Yoshiaki Izumiya (Japan), Darren Roberts (USA)

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Great Britain v Germany

September 13 20:00

Great Britain	39 – 35	Germany
Collins 17 Ash 14 Morrison 3	Report	Mayer 11 Picht 7 Baumann 7

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Philip Washbourn (New Zealand), Yoshiaki Izumiya (Japan)

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New Zealand v Germany

September 14 20:00

New Zealand	40 – 31	Germany
Buckingham 11 Klinkhamer 10 Johnson 7	Report	Mayer 10 Picht 5 Baumann 4 Holzem 4 Menezla 4

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Pierre-Alexandre Briere (Canada), Ulrica Ulfson (Sweden)

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Group table

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	129	111	+18	6
Great Britain	3	2	1	115	116	-1	5
New Zealand	3	1	2	116	109	+7	4
Germany	3	0	3	102	126	-24	3

Classification match

Japan v Germany

September 15 13:00

Japan	38 – 39	Germany
Tamura 12 Fujishima 10 Shimakawa 7	Report	Baumann 8 Menezla 8 Picht 8

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Ulrica Ulfson (Sweden), Christian van de Riet Suter (Netherlands)

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5th place match

Germany v New Zealand

September 16 15:00

Germany	25 – 28	New Zealand
Mayer 9 Menezla 5 Picht 4 Holzem 4	Report	Klinkhamer 7 Tinker 6 Buckingham 5

USTB Gymnasium, Beijing Referee: Gilles Briere (Canada), Yoshiaki Izumiya (Japan)

Wheelchair Tennis

1 competitor:

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	First Round	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Katharina Krüger	Open	Singles	Bartczak (POL) W 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 6-3	Vergeer (NED) L 1-6, 0-6	Did not advance

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Germany at the Paralympics
• Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

References

1. "Cornelia Dietz Fahnenträgerin". ARD. 2008-09-04.
2. "9 Nations preparing for the Paralympics in Lasko", official website of the International Paralympic Table Tennis Federation
3. "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition", International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008