Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports a
Double gold medallist Jody Cundy
John McFall, bronze medallist in the men's 100 m T42
David Wetherill competed in the men's C6 event
Cathy Mitton competed in the women's C1–2 event
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
…awarded the silver medal in the women's 5000 m T54, but a rerun was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after the Australian, US and Swiss teams protested the result because six competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap. When the race was rerun Woods won the…
Karissa Whitsell and Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) compete in Beijing on September 07, 2008