Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	BIH
NPC	Paralympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website	www.pkbih.com
in Beijing
Competitors	15 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 63rd	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Bosnia and Herzegovina sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. It was their fourth appearance in the Paralympic Games. Bosnian athletes competed in athletics, shooting and volleyball.

Medallists

The country won one medal, a silver.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Safet Alibasic Sabahudin Delalic Mirzet Duran Esad Durmisevic Ismet Godinjak Dzevad Hamzic Ermin Jusufovic Hidaet Jusufovic Zikret Mahmic Adnan Manko Asim Medic Ejub Mehmedovic	Volleyball	Men's team

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Dzevad Pandzic	F55-56	Shot put	9.02	797	15

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Dzenita Klico	F54-56	Shot put	5.39 SB	868	11

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Izudin Husanovic	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	585	22	did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's volleyball team won the silver medal after being defeated by Iran in the gold medal final. This was the second time that the Bosnian team got defeated in a gold medal match since Sydney 2000.

Players

• Safet Alibasic
• Sabahudin Delalic
• Mirzet Duran
• Esad Durmisevic
• Ismet Godinjak
• Dzevad Hamzic
• Ermin Jusufovic
• Hidaet Jusufovic
• Zikret Mahmic
• Adnan Manko
• Asim Medic
• Ejub Mehmedovic

Tournament

7 September 2008 15:30	China (CHN)	0–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Khaled Nasr Eld Elhelaly (Egypt)
	(14–25, 22–25, 17–25)

8 September 2008 19:30	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	3-0	Iraq (IRQ)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 500 Referees: Jung Mal Soon (South Korea)
	(25–6, 25–14, 25–16)

10 September 2008 11:30	Russia (RUS)	1–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 400 Referees: Janko Plesnik (Slovenia)
	(21–25, 22–25, 25–18, 16–25)

Semifinal

12 September 2008 12:30	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	3-0	Egypt (EGY)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 400 Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)
	(25–18, 25–21, 25–20)

Gold medal match

15 September 2008 18:30	Iran (IRI)	3-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Viktor Feldshteyn (Ukraine)
	(25–22, 25–18, 25–22)

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Paralympics
• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• International Paralympic Committee