Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of men's and women's singles events. Despite wheelchair tennis being contested as a demonstration sport, and not an official part of the Paralympic program,medals were awarded and counted for the overall medal list.

Wheelchair tennis
at the VIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
EditionDemonstration sport
Champions
Men's Singles Laurent Giammartini
Women's Singles Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Laurent Giammartini
 France		 Mick Connell
 Australia		 Chip Turner
 United States
Sasson Aharoni
 Israel
Women's singles
Chantal Vandierendonck
 Netherlands		 Monique Van Den Bosch
 Netherlands		 Terry Lewis
 United States
Ellen de Lange
 Netherlands

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

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References
  1. "Medallists, 1988 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1988. Retrieved 2012-11-01.


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