Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 8

The Women's Individual Class 8 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Women's Individual Class 8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thu Kamkasomphou  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josefin Abrahamsson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhang Xiaoling  China
2004
2012

Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete's ability to compete.

The event was won by Thu Kamkasomphou, representing  France. [2]

Results

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Preliminary round

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Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA SWE SVK CZE
1   Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 3 3 0 9:0 x 3:0 3:0 3:0
2   Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 3 2 1 6:4 0:3 x 3:0 3:1
3   Olga Barbusova (SVK) 3 1 2 3:7 0:3 0:3 x 3:1
4   Jaroslava Janeckova (CZE) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 1:3 1:3 x
7 September, 13:20
  Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 11 11 11
  Olga Barbusova (SVK) 6 5 8
  Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 11 11 7 11
  Jaroslava Janeckova (CZE) 7 6 11 6
7 September, 20:40
  Olga Barbusova (SVK) 8 11 11 16
  Jaroslava Janeckova (CZE) 11 7 9 14
  Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 11 11 11
  Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 7 6 7
8 September, 17:20
  Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 11 11 11
  Jaroslava Janeckova (CZE) 4 5 7
  Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 11 11 11
  Olga Barbusova (SVK) 6 7 8

Group B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN FRA SWE BRA
1   Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:1 3:0 3:0
2   Claire Mairie (FRA) 3 2 1 7:3 1:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Marleen Bengtsson (SWE) 3 1 2 3:6 0:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Jane Karla Rodrigues (BRA) 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x
7 September, 13:20
  Claire Mairie (FRA) 11 11 11
  Marleen Bengtsson (SWE) 9 4 4
  Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 11 11 11
  Jane Karla Rodrigues (BRA) 7 9 7
7 September, 20:40
  Claire Mairie (FRA) 11 11 11
  Jane Karla Rodrigues (BRA) 6 7 8
  Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 11 11 11
  Marleen Bengtsson (SWE) 8 9 8
8 September, 17:20
  Marleen Bengtsson (SWE) 12 11 11
  Jane Karla Rodrigues (BRA) 10 8 8
  Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 11 11 7 16
  Claire Mairie (FRA) 9 6 11 14

Competition bracket

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Semifinals: 10 Sep 10:45 Gold medal match: 11 Sep 10:00
            
  Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 11 9 11 11
  Claire Mairie (FRA) 3 11 8 9
  Thu Kamkasomphou (FRA) 11 15 11
  Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 1 13 5
  Josefin Abrahamsson (SWE) 1 11 5 11 11
  Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 11 7 11 8 9 Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 10:00
  Claire Mairie (FRA) 9 2 8
  Zhang Xiaoling (CHN) 11 11 11

References

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  1. ^ "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's Singles Class 8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.