Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	BIH
NPC
Website	www.pkbih.com
in Beijing
Competitors	15 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 63rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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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	Sabahudin Delalic Asim Medic	Volleyball	Men's team

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Men's field[]

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

Women's field[]

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

Shooting[]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	585	22	Did not advance

Volleyball[]

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[]

• Sabahudin Delalic
• Asim Medic

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[]

• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Paralympics
• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links[]

• International Paralympic Committee

References[]