Which country won the most medals at the Paralympics in Beijing?
Panama at the 2008 Summer Paralympics medal. Men Panama at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Panama sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It consisted of runner Said Gomez and swimmer Desirée Aguilar. Their results are detailed below. Visually impaired runner Said Gomez was making his fifth appearance at the Paralympics, having competed continuously since Panama's first participation in the Paralympics in 1992. He had, over the previous Games, won a total of eight medals, of which three gold, which constituted the totality of Panama's Paralympic medals. The Beijing Games were the first at which he failed to
Ireland at the Paralympics held in Beijing, Ireland won five medals in total, three of them gold. There was controversy over the participation of Derek Malone in the 7-a-side cerebral palsy football tournament. Malone, who had competed in the 800 m event at the Athens Paralympics was ruled as ineligible to compete by Games classification authorities on the grounds that his disability was not severe enough. Ireland at the Paralympics A team representing Ireland has competed at every Summer Paralympic Games but the country has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. Irish athletes have won 178 Summer Paralympic medals, 47 gold, 57 silver