Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country sent 167 (95 male and 72 female) athletes in 13 sports (out of 20) and 122 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to an away Games. The delegation's chef de mission was Darren Peters.Australia won 23 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze medals. It finished fourth on the total medal tally and fifth on the gold medal tally.Major sporting achievements for the Australian team included: Matthew Cowdrey, an arm amputee swimmer, winning five gold and three silver medals to be the Games' leading athlete. Peter Leek, a cerebral palsy swimmer, winning eight medals including three gold. Heath Francis, an arm amputee sprinter and Evan O'Hanlon, cerebral palsy sprinter winning three gold medals. Kurt Fearnley, a wheelchair racer, winning the marathon for the second time. Australian men's wheelchair basketball team winning gold. 98 Australian athletes won a medal. Australian athletes: 21 new world records, 31 Paralympic records, 79 Australian records and 164 personal bests.↑ ↑ ↑. }
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- Australia_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics abstract "Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country sent 167 (95 male and 72 female) athletes in 13 sports (out of 20) and 122 officials. It was the country's largest ever Paralympic delegation to an away Games. The delegation's chef de mission was Darren Peters.Australia won 23 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze medals. It finished fourth on the total medal tally and fifth on the gold medal tally.Major sporting achievements for the Australian team included: Matthew Cowdrey, an arm amputee swimmer, winning five gold and three silver medals to be the Games' leading athlete. Peter Leek, a cerebral palsy swimmer, winning eight medals including three gold. Heath Francis, an arm amputee sprinter and Evan O'Hanlon, cerebral palsy sprinter winning three gold medals. Kurt Fearnley, a wheelchair racer, winning the marathon for the second time. Australian men's wheelchair basketball team winning gold. 98 Australian athletes won a medal. Australian athletes: 21 new world records, 31 Paralympic records, 79 Australian records and 164 personal bests.↑ ↑ ↑".