title: Austria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
text: # Austria at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  
  Austria sent a delegation to the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and unsuccessfully tried to improve on the 23 medals (8 of them gold) won in 2004. 38 Austrian athletes competed in 8 sports as follows:
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Thomas Geierspichler | Athletics | Men's Marathon - T52 | 17 |
  | Gold | Andrea Scherney | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - F44 | 9 |
  | Gold | Wolfgang Schattauer | Cycling | Men's Individual Road Time Trial - HC A | 12 |
  | Gold | Andreas Vevera | Table tennis | Men's Singles - TT1 | 11 |
  | Silver | Wolfgang Eibeck | Cycling | Men's Individual Road Time Trial - LC1 | 12 |
  | Bronze | Thomas Geierspichler | Athletics | Men's 800 m - T52 | 16 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank |
  | Michael Linhart | T44 | 100 m | 12.11 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michael Linhart | T44 | 400 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 55.76 | - | 6 |
  | Günther Matzinger | T46 | 200 m | 23.27 | 3 q | N/A | N/A | 23.12 | - | 7 |
  | Günther Matzinger | T46 | 400 m | 49.43 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 49.56 | - | 5 |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | T52 | 200 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32.31 | - | 5 |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | T52 | 400 m | 1:00.86 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:01.03 | - | 4 |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | T52 | 800 m | 1:59.39 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:56.26 | - | |
  | Thomas Geierspichler | T52 | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:40:07 WR | - | |
  | Bil Marinkovic | F11-12 (F11) | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.24 | 910 | 6 |
  | Bil Marinkovic | F11-12 (F11) | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 46.44 | 949 | 4 |
  | Andreas Gratt | F53-54 (F54) | Shot put | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.62 | 990 | 5 |
  | Andreas Gratt | F53-54 (F54) | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.48 | 701 | 10 |
  | Georg Tischler | F53-54 (F54) | Shot put | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.61 | 989 | 6 |
  | Georg Tischler | F53-54 (F54) | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21.70 | 789 | 9 |
  
  Women
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank |
  | Andrea Scherney | T44 | 100 m | 14.49 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 14.48 | - | 8 |
  | Andrea Scherney | F44 | Long jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.82 | - | |
  | Andrea Scherney | F42-46 (F44) | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32.29 | 855 | 6 |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Men
  
  Time trials & Road races
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Time | Class Factor | Factorized Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Christoph Etzlstorfer | HC A | Road Time Trial | 40:40.36 (+ 10:42.59) | - | - | 6 |
  | Wolfgang Schattauer | HC A | Road Time Trial | 29:57.77 | - | - | |
  | Manfred Putz | HC B | Road Time Trial | 22:44.88 (+ 0:38.65) | - | - | 5 |
  | Manfred Putz | HC B | Road Race | 1:28:31 (+ 0:06) | - | - | 4 |
  | Elmar Sternath | HC C | Road Time Trial | 24:33.70 (+ 4:17.18) | - | - | 9 |
  | Elmar Sternath | HC C | Road Race | 1:27:35 (+ 5:55) | - | - | 5 |
  | Helmut Winterleitner | CP1-2 (CP2) | Mixed road time trial | 28:34.12 | 1.00000 | 28:34.12 | 11 |
  | Helmut Winterleitner | CP1-2 (CP2) | Mixed road race | 49:47 (+ 4:42) | - | - | 5 |
  | Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1 | Track time trial | 1:11.238 | - | - | 5 |
  | Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1 | Road time trial | 34:52.20 (+ 0:10.58) | - | - | |
  | Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1-2/CP4 (LC1) | Road race | 1:46:13 (+ 0:10) | - | - | 7 |
  | Manfred Gattringer | LC1 | Track time trial | 1:12.173 | - | - | 8 |
  | Manfred Gattringer | LC1 | Road time trial | 36:26.50 (+ 1:44.88) | - | - | 8 |
  | Manfred Gattringer | LC1-2/CP4 (LC1) | Road race | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
  | Erich Stauffer | LC3-4 (LC3) | Track time trial | 1:27.934 | 1.00000 | 1:27.934 | 18 |
  | Erich Stauffer | LC3 | Road time trial | 41:00.76 (+ 3:00.45) | - | - | 10 |
  | Erich Stauffer | LC3-4/CP3 (LC3) | Road race | 1:39.15 (+ 2:15) | - | - | 13 |
  | Wolfgang Dabernik | LC3-4 (LC4) | Track time trial | 1:31.787 | 0.95718 | 1:27.856 | 17 |
  | Wolfgang Dabernik | LC4 | Road time trial | 47:57.44 (+ 9:10.65) | - | - | 7 |
  | Wolfgang Dabernik | LC3-4/CP3 (LC4) | Road race | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |
  | Alexander Hohlrieder | LC3-4 (LC4) | Track time trial | 1:27.690 | 0.95718 | 1:23.935 | 14 |
  | Alexander Hohlrieder | LC4 | Road time trial | 41:20.07 (+ 2:33.28) | - | - | 4 |
  | Alexander Hohlrieder | LC3-4/CP3 (LC4) | Road race | 1:39.15 (+ 2:15) | - | - | 15 |
  
  Pursuits & Sprints
  
  | Athlete(s) | Class | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | Final/ Bronze medal race |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete(s) | Class | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
  | Wolfgang Eibeck | LC1 | Track pursuit | 4:58.890 48.178 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Manfred Gattringer | LC1 | Track pursuit | 4:54.721 48.859 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Erich Stauffer | LC3 | Track pursuit | 4:06.174 43.871 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Wolfgang Dabernik | LC4 | Track pursuit | 4:40.614 38.487 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alexander Hohlrieder | LC4 | Track pursuit | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
  
  ### Women
  
  Time trials & Road races
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Time | Class Factor | Factorized Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Anita Ruetz | LC1-2/CP4 (CP4) | Track time trial | 49.884 | 0.85236 | 42.519 | 10 |
  | Anita Ruetz | LC1-2/CP4 (CP4) | Road time trial | 50:25.44 | 0.94950 | 47:52.65 | 9 |
  
  Pursuits & Sprints
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final/ Bronze medal race | Final/ Bronze medal race | Final/ Bronze medal race | Final/ Bronze medal race |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Time | Class Factor | Factorized Time | Rank | Time | Class Factor | Factorized Time | Rank |
  | Anita Ruetz | LC1-2/CP4 (CP4) | Track pursuit | 4:56.779 | 0.89335 | 4:25.127 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Equestrian
  
  | Athlete | Horse | Class | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Haller | Haller's Diorella | Grade II | Championship Test | 59.727 | 14 |
  | Thomas Haller | Haller's Diorella | Grade II | Freestyle Test | 63.665 | 11 |
  
  ## Sailing
  
  Men
  
  | Athletes | Class | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Score | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Class | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal | Score | Rank |
  | Edmund Rath Sven Reiger Helmut Seewald | 3 Points 6 Points 4 Points | Sonar | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 13 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
  | Hubert Aufschnaiter | SH1 | P1-10m air pistol | 562 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |
  | Hubert Aufschnaiter | SH1 | Mixed P3-25m sport pistol | 561 | 8 Q | 200.8 | 761.8 | 8 |
  | Hubert Aufschnaiter | SH1 | Mixed P4-50m free pistol | 522 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
  | Werner Müller | SH1 | R1-10m air rifle standing | 580 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | 14 |
  | Werner Müller | SH1 | Mixed R6-50m free rifle prone | 571 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | 35 |
  | Werner Müller | SH1 | R7-50m free rifle 3x40 | 1113 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
  | Barbara Doppler | SH1 | P2-10m air pistol | 354 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | 14 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Andreas Daniel Onea | SB8 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:17.76 | 6 Q | 1:17.71 | 6 |
  | Thomas Seidling | SB11 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:30.65 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  Men Individual
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze medal contest |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
  | Andreas Vevera | TT1 | Singles | Cho (KOR) L 2-3 | Kilger (GER) W 3-0 | Fernandez (CUB) W 3-0 | N/A | N/A | Lee (KOR) W 3-1 | Cho (KOR) W 3-0 |
  | Hans Ruep | TT2 | Singles | Vella (ITA) W 3-1 | Espindola (BRA) W 3-1 | Boury (FRA) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Manfred Dollmann | TT3 | Singles | Knaf (BRA) W 3-1 | Feng (CHN) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Egon Kramminger | TT3 | Singles | Egbinola (NGR) W 3-1 | Geva (ISR) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Günther Unger | TT3 | Singles | Rawson (GBR) W 3-0 | Silva (BRA) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Peter Starl | TT4-5 | Singles | Durasinovic (SRB) W 3-2 | Urhaug (NOR) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stanislaw Fraczyk | TT9-10 | Singles | Cieslar (CZE) W 3-0 | Powrozniak (POL) W 3-2 | N/A | Andersson (SWE) L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Vevera Hans Ruep | TT1-2 | Team | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Brazil W 3-1 | France L 1-3 | South Korea L 0-3 |
  | Manfred Dollmann Egon Kramminger Günther Unger | TT3 | Team | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Brazil L 0-3 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  Women
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
  | Doris Mader | TT3 | Singles | Bertrand (FRA) W 3-0 | Cudia (ITA) W 3-1 | Pintar (SLO) L 2-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Wheelchair Tennis
  
  Men
  
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
  | Martin Legner | Open | Singles | Ikenoya (JPN) W 6-1, 6-0 | Phillipson (GBR) W 6-0, 6-0 | Vink (NED) L 4-6, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Thomas Mossier | Open | Singles | Santos (BRA) L 6-7(2), 5-7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Harald Pfundner | Open | Singles | Rydberg (USA) L 2-6, 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martin Legner Thomas Mossier | Open | Doubles | N/A | Weekes - Dobbie (AUS) W 6-4, 6-1 | Majdi - Peifer (FRA) W 6-3, 6-4 | Saida - Kunieda (JPN) L 2-6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  