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Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair tennis
at the VIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
1992
Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
EditionDemonstration sport
Champions
Men's singles
Netherlands Laurent Giammartini
Women's singles
Netherlands Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch
Summer Paralympics · 1992 →

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.

Medal summary

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

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

References

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