South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table. Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, competed in six swimming events. She also represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics. Other members of the swim team included Charl Bouwer, Kevin Paul, Tadgh Slattery, Achmat Hassiem, Shireen Sapiro, Emily Gray, Sarah Shannon, Adri Visser and Beth Nothling. South Africa also sent a swimming official, Sharief Gamiet, to the games. Oscar Pistorius represented South Africa in athletics. South African representatives also competed in wheelchair basketball. Medalists The following South African athletes won medals at the games: Sports Athletics Men's track Men's field Women's track Women's field Cycling Men's road Women's road Men's track Women's track Equestrian Individual events Team * Indicated the three best individual scores that count towards the team total. Powerlifting Women Rowing Swimming Men Women Table Tennis Men Women Wheelchair Basketball Players Justin Govender Marcus Retief David Curle Grant Waites Jeremiah Nel Marius Papenfus Nick Taylor Ralph Taylor Richard Nortje Shaun Hartnick Siphamandla Gumbi Thandile Zonke William Reichart Tournament Group A Matches Classification 9-12 Ninth place Wheelchair Tennis Men Women See also South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa at the Paralympics External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee References Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 2008 Paralympics