Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika nahmen mit 213 Athleten an den Sommer-Paralympics 2008 im chinesischen Peking teil. Insgesamt gewannen die amerikanischen Athleten 99 Medaillen. Fahnenträgerin bei der Eröffnungsfeier war Jennifer Armbruster und bei der Schlussfeier . (de)
Estados Unidos estuvo representado en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008 por un total de 209 deportistas, 120 hombres y 89 mujeres. (es)
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 were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war. The United States finished third in the gold and overall medal count, behind host nation China and Great Britain. The finish was an improvement from the 2004 Paralympics, where the U.S. finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count. The U.S. saw significant gains in Paralympic swimming, winning 17 gold medals and 44 total medals, 9 more than they took home from Athens. U.S. swimmers set a total of 16 world records, 23 Paralympic records, 48 Pan American records and 99 American records. U.S. coverage of the Games was provided by the Universal Sports Television Network and the official website of the U.S. Paralympic Team. (en)
Estados Unidos participou dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2008, que foram realizados na cidade de Pequim, na China, entre os dias 6 e 17 de setembro de 2008. (pt)
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika nahmen mit 213 Athleten an den Sommer-Paralympics 2008 im chinesischen Peking teil. Insgesamt gewannen die amerikanischen Athleten 99 Medaillen. Fahnenträgerin bei der Eröffnungsfeier war Jennifer Armbruster und bei der Schlussfeier . (de)
Estados Unidos estuvo representado en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008 por un total de 209 deportistas, 120 hombres y 89 mujeres. (es)
Estados Unidos participou dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2008, que foram realizados na cidade de Pequim, na China, entre os dias 6 e 17 de setembro de 2008. (pt)
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 were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war. (en)