# United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war.
The United States finished third in the gold and overall medal count, behind host nation China and Great Britain. The finish was an improvement from the 2004 Paralympics, where the U.S. finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count. The U.S. saw significant gains in Paralympic swimming, winning 17 gold medals and 44 total medals, 9 more than they took home from Athens. U.S. swimmers set a total of 16 world records, 23 Paralympic records, 48 Pan American records and 99 American records. U.S. coverage of the Games was provided by the Universal Sports Television Network and the official website of the U.S. Paralympic Team.

## Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics had their disability grouped into one of five disability categories: amputation (either congenital or sustained through injury or illness); cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes (often overlapping with other categories); visual impairment (including blindness); and les autres (any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis). Each Paralympic sport then had its own classifications, depending on the specific physical demands of the competition. Events were given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divided athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities. Other sports, such as swimming, grouped competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Athletes may have competed against individuals with different classifications in the same event. For example, track and field athlete Jim Bob Bizzell competed in the men's 200 meters T44; the prefix T designated a track event and 44 was the disability classification. Although he finished behind Oscar Pistorius (competing under the T43 class), Bizell set a world record in the T44 classification. For specific classification information, see the pages for individual sports at 2008 Summer Paralympics#Sports.

## Medalists

The following American athletes won medals at the games; all dates are for September 2008. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medalists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jim Bob Bizzell Brian Frasure Jerome Singleton Casey Tibbs | Athletics | Men's 4x100 m relay T42-T46 | 16 |
| Gold | Jeremy Campbell | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 | 15 |
| Gold | Jeremy Campbell | Athletics | Men's pentathlon P44 | 11 |
| Gold | Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 | 10 |
| Gold | Josh George | Athletics | Men's 100 m T53 | 16 |
| Gold | April Holmes | Athletics | Women's 100 m T44 | 14 |
| Gold | Josiah Jamison | Athletics | Men's 100 m T12 | 10 |
| Gold | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's 5000 m T54 | 12 |
| Gold | Jeff Skiba | Athletics | Men's high jump F44/46 | 14 |
| Gold | Barbara Buchan | Cycling | Women's individual time trial LC 3/LC 4/CP 3 | 12 |
| Gold | Barbara Buchan | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit LC 3-4/CP 3 | 10 |
| Gold | Oz Sanchez | Cycling | Men's individual time trial HC C | 12 |
| Gold | Jennifer Schuble | Cycling | Women's 500 m time trial LC1-2/CP 4 | 08 |
| Gold | Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring | Cycling | Women's individual time trial B&VI 1-3 | 12 |
| Gold | United States women's national goalball team Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung | Goalball | Women's competition | 14 |
| Gold | Maureen McKinnon-Tucker Nick Scandone | Sailing | 2-person keelboat | 13 |
| Gold | Kelley Becherer | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S13 | 15 |
| Gold | Anna Eames | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly S10 | 08 |
| Gold | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 | 07 |
| Gold | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S7 | 14 |
| Gold | Lantz Lamback | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S7 | 10 |
| Gold | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S8 | 08 |
| Gold | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly S8 | 07 |
| Gold | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley SM8 | 11 |
| Gold | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S8 | 12 |
| Gold | Ashley Owens | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S10 | 09 |
| Gold | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 50 m butterfly S5 | 10 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S7 | 08 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 09 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley SM7 | 07 |
| Gold | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S7 | 11 |
| Gold | Miranda Uhl | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley SM6 | 07 |
| Gold | Justin Zook | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S10 | 13 |
| Gold | United States women's national wheelchair basketball team Sarah CastlePatty CisnerosLoraine GonzalesCarlee HoffmanEmily HoskinsMary Allison MilfordRebecca MurrayAlana NicholsChristina RippJen RuddellNatalie SchneiderStephanie Wheeler | Wheelchair basketball | Women's competition | 15 |
| Gold | United States national wheelchair rugby team Andy CohnWill GroulxScott HogsettBryan KirklandNorm LyduchSeth McBrideJason RegierNick SpringerChance SumnerJoel WilmothMark Zupan | Wheelchair rugby | Mixed competition | 16 |
| Gold | Nick Taylor David Wagner | Wheelchair tennis | Mixed doubles | 13 |
| Silver | Jim Bob Bizzell | Athletics | Men's 400 m T44 | 16 |
| Silver | Jim Bob Bizzell | Athletics | Men's 200 m T44 | 13 |
| Silver | Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 100 m T53 | 12 |
| Silver | Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 200 m T53 | 15 |
| Silver | Jessica Galli | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 | 15 |
| Silver | Josh George | Athletics | Men's 800 m T53 | 15 |
| Silver | Lex Gillette | Athletics | Men's long jump F11 | 15 |
| Silver | Peter Gottwald, Jr. | Athletics | Men's 800 m T13 | 15 |
| Silver | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 200 m T54 | 14 |
| Silver | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 400 m T54 | 12 |
| Silver | Tatyana McFadden | Athletics | Women's 800 m T54 | 14 |
| Silver | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's marathon T54 | 17 |
| Silver | Jerome Singleton | Athletics | Men's 100 m T44 | 09 |
| Silver | Jeff Skiba | Athletics | Men's pentathlon P44 | 11 |
| Silver | Alejandro Albor | Cycling | Men's individual road race HC C | 14 |
| Silver | Allison Jones | Cycling | Women's individual time trial LC 3/LC 4/CP 3 | 12 |
| Silver | Jennifer Schuble | Cycling | Women's individual time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 | 12 |
| Silver | Jennifer Schuble | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit LC 1-2/CP 4 | 10 |
| Silver | Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring | Cycling | Women's individual road race B&VI 1-3 | 14 |
| Silver | Simona Chin Jamie Dean Jesse Karmazin Emma Preuschl Tracy Tackett | Rowing | Mixed coxed four | 11 |
| Silver | Cheryl Angelelli | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S4 | 07 |
| Silver | Cheryl Angelelli | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S4 | 15 |
| Silver | Amanda Everlove | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly S8 | 07 |
| Silver | Amanda Everlove | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley SM8 | 11 |
| Silver | Amanda Everlove | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S8 | 14 |
| Silver | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S7 | 08 |
| Silver | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S7 | 11 |
| Silver | Lantz Lamback | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S7 | 08 |
| Silver | Lantz Lamback | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle S7 | 11 |
| Silver | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke S8 | 10 |
| Silver | Ashley Owens | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S10 | 15 |
| Silver | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly S7 | 13 |
| Silver | Erin Popovich | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle S7 | 14 |
| Silver | Elizabeth Stone | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 13 |
| Silver | United States women's national sitting volleyball team Allison AldrichHeather EricksonAlexandra GouldieKatie HollowaySugui KrissKendra LancasterHope LewellenBrenda MaymonGina McWilliamsNichole MillageKari MillerLora Webster | Volleyball | Women's competition | 14 |
| Bronze | Lindsey Carmichael | Archery | Women's individual recurve standing | 13 |
| Bronze | Jeff Fabry | Archery | Men's individual compound W1 | 14 |
| Bronze | Anjali Forber-Pratt | Athletics | Women's 400 m T53 | 10 |
| Bronze | Anjali Forber-Pratt Jessica Galli Tatyana McFadden Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's 4x100 m relay T53/T54 | 16 |
| Bronze | Brian Frasure | Athletics | Men's 100 m T44 | 09 |
| Bronze | Amanda McGrory | Athletics | Women's 800 m T53 | 15 |
| Bronze | Casey Tibbs | Athletics | Men's long jump F42/44 | 16 |
| Bronze | Alejandro Albor | Cycling | Men's individual time trial HC C | 12 |
| Bronze | Oz Sanchez | Cycling | Men's individual road race HC C | 14 |
| Bronze | Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3 | 09 |
| Bronze | Anthony Zahn | Cycling | Men's individual time trial LC4 | 12 |
| Bronze | Greg Dewall | Judo | Men's +100 kg | 09 |
| Bronze | Laura Schwanger | Rowing | Women's single sculls A | 11 |
| Bronze | John Ruf | Sailing | 1-person keelboat | 13 |
| Bronze | Kelley Becherer | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S13 | 10 |
| Bronze | Kelley Becherer | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S13 | 08 |
| Bronze | Aimee Bruder | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S4 | 07 |
| Bronze | Cody Bureau | Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 | 11 |
| Bronze | Anna Eames | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle S10 | 09 |
| Bronze | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 09 |
| Bronze | Deborah Gruen | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6 | 12 |
| Bronze | Cortney Jordan | Swimming | Women's 200 m individual medley SM7 | 07 |
| Bronze | Lantz Lamback | Swimming | Men's 50 m freestyle S7 | 14 |
| Bronze | Jessica Long | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke SB7 | 09 |
| Bronze | Roy Perkins | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle S5 | 07 |
| Bronze | Jarrett Perry | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke S9 | 13 |
| Bronze | Susan Beth Scott | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle S10 | 15 |
| Bronze | David Wagner | Wheelchair tennis | Mixed singles | 13 |

## Archery

The American archery team consisted of seven men and one woman. The highest placed finishers were Lindsey Carmichael and Jeff Fabry, who each won a bronze medal. T. J. Pemberton and Joe Bailey competed against each other in the quarterfinals of the men's individual compound open, with Pemberton winning and going on to finish fourth in that event.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Seed | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Joe Bailey | Men's individual compound open | 676 | 6 | Bye | Kallunki (FIN) W 115:110 | Pemberton (USA) L 112:114 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eric Bennett | Men's individual compound open | 667 | 16 | Kweon (KOR) W 106:106 T9:9,9:8 | Stubbs (GBR) L 114:117 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lindsey Carmichael | Women's individual recurve standing | 536 | 13 | Wang (CHN) W 89:82 | Comte (SUI) W 87:76 | Kim (KOR) W 86:85 | Lee (KOR) L 101:101 T7:6 | Olejnik (POL) W 105:101 | |
| Jeff Fabry | Men's individual compound W1 | 661 | 2 | N/A | Bye | Azzolini (ITA) W 113:97 PR | Cavanagh (GBR) L 107:109 | Kinnunen (FIN) W 111:101 | |
| Chuck Lear | Men's individual compound W1 | 577 | 12 | N/A | Murphy (CAN) L 75:98 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| T. J. Pemberton | Men's individual compound open | 668 | 14 | Vangen (NOR) W 106:103 | Stevens (GBR) W 115:105 | Bailey (USA) W 114:112 | Simonelli (ITA) L 110:116 | Horner (SUI) L 111:115 | 4 |
| Kevin Stone | Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | 616 | 10 | Dror (ISR) W 92:88 | Vitale (ITA) L 97:101 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Russell Wolfe | Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | 539 | 29 | De Pellegrin (ITA) L 76:107 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Track and field (athletics)

The American track and field team consisted of 26 men and 17 women. Among them was shot putter Scott Winkler, a U.S. Army veteran who was paralyzed in Tikrit, Iraq in 2003 after he fell off a truck while holding 50 pounds of ammunition. The team set six world records and won a total of nine gold, fourteen silver, and five bronze medals, two more medals than the team won in Athens. Jessica Galli won five medals, more than any other team member, while Amanda McGrory, Tatyana McFadden, and Jim Bob Bizzell each won at least three medals. Jeremy Campbell was the only U.S. track and field athlete to win two golds.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Danny Andrews | 200 m T44 | 24.22 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 23.54 | 5 |
| Danny Andrews | 400 m T44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 53.15 | 4 |
| Jim Bob Bizzell | 200 m T44 | 23.22 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 22.62 WR | |
| Jim Bob Bizzell | 400 m T44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50.98 WR | |
| Adam Bleakney | 400 m T53 | 59.29 | 7 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adam Bleakney | 800 m T53 | 1:40.94 | 3 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adam Bleakney | 5000 m T54 | 10:53.56 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adam Bleakney | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:30.36 | 23 |
| Matt Brown | Discus throw F42 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.25 | 4 |
| Matt Brown | Shot put F42 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.46 | 8 |
| Tyler Byers | 800 m T54 | 1:38.73 | 4 Q | 1:41.00 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tyler Byers | 1500 m T54 | 3:10.00 | 4 Q | 3:06.47 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tyler Byers | 5000 m T54 | 11:01.63 | 9 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tyler Byers | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:32.33 | 24 |
| Jeremy Campbell | Long jump F42/44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.36 | 4 |
| Jeremy Campbell | Discus throw F44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 55.08 | |
| Jeremy Campbell | Pentathlon P44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4662 WR | |
| Ed Cochrell | Shot put F44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.16 | 6 |
| Scott Danberg | Shot put F40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.79 | 8 |
| Brian Frasure | 100 m T44 | 11.49 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 11.50 | |
| Josh George | 100 m T53 | 15.17 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 14.79 | |
| Josh George | 200 m T53 | 26.81 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 26.98 | 4 |
| Josh George | 400 m T53 | 53.58 | 3 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josh George | 800 m T53 | 1:38.30 PR | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:37.09 | |
| Josh George | 1500 m T54 | 3:13.87 | 1 Q | 3:11.09 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josh George | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:30.29 | 17 |
| Lex Gillette | 100 m T11 | 11.85 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lex Gillette | 200 m T11 | 24.42 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lex Gillette | Long jump F11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.46 | |
| Lex Gillette | Triple jump F11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.19 | 5 |
| Peter Gottwald | 800 m T13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:55.49 | |
| Peter Gottwald | 1500 m T13 | 4:05.51 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 4:16.59 | 10 |
| Peter Gottwald | 5000 m T13 | 16:11.31 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Hightower | 100 m T54 | 14.92 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Hightower | 200 m T54 | 26.15 | 5 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Hightower | 400 m T54 | 49.76 | 5 Q | 51.67 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tony Iniguez | 800 m T54 | 1:39.72 | 5 Q | 1:37.30 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tony Iniguez | 1500 m T54 | 3:07.84 | 2 Q | 3:11.84 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tony Iniguez | 5000 m T54 | 10:28.87 | 9 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tony Iniguez | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:26.04 | 15 |
| Josiah Jamison | 100 m T12 | 11.09 | 1 Q | 10.90 | 1 Q | 10.89 | |
| Josiah Jamison | 200 m T12 | 22.20 | 1 Q | 22.19 | 1 Q | did not start | did not start |
| Josiah Jamison | 400 m T12 | 51.40 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Leon | Shot put F53/54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.95 | 15 |
| Royal Mitchell | 100 m T13 | 11.34 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 11.17 | 7 |
| Royal Mitchell | 200 m T13 | 22.73 | 4 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Royal Mitchell | 400 m T13 | 51.15 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 51.23 | 8 |
| Nelacey Porter | 100 m T11 | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josh Roberts | 100 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.88 | 7 |
| Josh Roberts | 200 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36.82 | 9 |
| Josh Roberts | 400 m T52 | 1:05.22 | 5 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josh Roberts | 800 m T52 | 2:21.10 | 5 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Scot Severn | Discus throw F53/54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23.71 | 7 |
| Scot Severn | Shot put F53/54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.76 | 9 |
| Marlon Shirley | 100 m T44 | 11.77 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 34.43 | 8 |
| Jerome Singleton | 100 m T44 | 11.48 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 11.20 | |
| Jeff Skiba | High jump F44/46 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.11 WR | |
| Jeff Skiba | Long jump F42/44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.83 | 9 |
| Jeff Skiba | Discus throw F44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.72 | 6 |
| Jeff Skiba | Javelin throw F42/44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 51.46 | 5 |
| Jeff Skiba | Pentathlon P44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4274 | |
| Casey Tibbs | 200 m T44 | 24.01 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 23.40 | 4 |
| Casey Tibbs | 400 m T44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not start | did not start |
| Casey Tibbs | Long jump F42/44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.39 | |
| Casey Tibbs | Pentathlon P44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Steven Toyoji | 400 m T52 | 1:04.37 | 4 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:05.41 | 7 |
| Steven Toyoji | 800 m T52 | Disqualified | Disqualified | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Steven Toyoji | Marathon T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:58.37 | 5 |
| Scott Winkler | Shot put F55/56 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.27 | 5 |
| Lex Gillette Josiah Jamison Royal Mitchell Nelacey Porter | 4×100 m relay T11-13 | did not finish | did not finish | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jim Bob Bizzell Brian Frasure Jerome Singleton Casey Tibbs | 4×100 m relay T42-46 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.75 WR | |
| | 4×100 m relay T53/54 | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
| Tyler Byers Josh George Erik Hightower Tony Iniguez | 4×400 m relay T53/54 | 3:21.52 | 2 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the final as decided on a basis of rank within heat; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mallerie Badgett | 100 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24.01 | 6 |
| Mallerie Badgett | 200 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43.42 | 7 |
| Cheri Blauwet | 400 m T53 | 1:00.03 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 57.07 | 4 |
| Cheri Blauwet | 800 m T53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:58.38 | 4 |
| Cheri Blauwet | 5000 m T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12:29.43 | 4 |
| Cheri Blauwet | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:40:04 | 5 |
| Julie Crisp | Javelin throw F35-38 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.84 | 17 |
| Anjali Forber Pratt | 100 m T53 | 17.46 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 17.99 | 6 |
| Anjali Forber Pratt | 200 m T53 | 31.66 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 30.99 | 4 |
| Anjali Forber Pratt | 400 m T53 | 58.76 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 56.79 | |
| Jessica Galli | 100 m T53 | 17.00 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 16.88 | |
| Jessica Galli | 200 m T53 | 30.58 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 29.68 | |
| Jessica Galli | 400 m T53 | 56.10 PR | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 54.88 WR | |
| Jessica Galli | 800 m T53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:57.25 | |
| Jessica Galli | 1500 m T54 | 3:30.32 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:41.68 | 4 |
| Jennifer Goeckel | 100 m T54 | 18.21 | 5 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jennifer Goeckel | 200 m T54 | 32.84 | 4 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jennifer Goeckel | 400 m T54 | 1:01.11 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sabra Hawkes | 100 m T37 | 15.75 | 8 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sabra Hawkes | 200 m T37 | 32.36 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| April Holmes | 100 m T44 | 13.76 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 13.72 | |
| April Holmes | 200 m T44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| April Holmes | Long jump F44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not start | did not start |
| Jill Kennedy | Discus throw F40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20.89 | 6 |
| Jill Kennedy | Shot put F40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.39 | 8 |
| Cheryl Leitner | 100 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24.40 | 7 |
| Cheryl Leitner | 200 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 41.01 | 6 |
| Chelsea McClammer | 800 m T54 | 1:57.09 | 5 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:51.88 | 8 |
| Tatyana McFadden | 100 m T54 | 16.71 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 16.62 | 6 |
| Tatyana McFadden | 200 m T54 | 29.49 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 28.43 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 400 m T54 | 54.04 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 53.49 | |
| Tatyana McFadden | 800 m T54 | 1:56.56 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 1:46.95 | |
| Amanda McGrory | 800 m T53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:57.31 | |
| Amanda McGrory | 1500 m T54 | 3:34.56 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:42.17 | 5 |
| Amanda McGrory | 5000 m T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12:29.07 | |
| Amanda McGrory | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:40:00 | |
| Kerri Morgan | 100 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21.56 | 5 |
| Kerri Morgan | 200 m T52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.82 | 5 |
| Maggie Redden | 100 m T53 | 19.29 | 5 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maggie Redden | 200 m T53 | 35.13 | 6 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shirley Reilly | 1500 m T54 | 3:33.33 | 5 Q | N/A | N/A | 3:43.54 | 7 |
| Shirley Reilly | 5000 m T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12:32.19 | 8 |
| Shirley Reilly | Marathon T54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:40:26 | 7 |
| Robyn Stawski | Discus throw F32-34/51-53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.24 | 15 |
| Robyn Stawski | Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11.50 | 14 |
| Robyn Stawski | Shot put F32-34/52-53 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.56 | 13 |
| Anjali Forber Pratt Jessica Galli Tatyana McFadden Amanda McGrory | 4×100 m relay T53/54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:02.16 | |
Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the final as decided on a basis of rank within heat; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

## Boccia

The U.S. boccia team consisted of a single competitor, T. J. Hawker. Hawker lost his four pool stage matches and did not advance to the knock-out stage.
| Athlete | Event | Pool play | Pool play | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| T. J. Hawker | Individual BC1 | 0–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

The initial members of the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Cycling Team were named on June 6, 2008, after the 2008 U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Championships in Morrison, Colorado. The final roster included thirteen athletes (seven men and six women). The team entered the Games with a goal of two gold and ten medals total. They surpassed their goal, finishing with fourteen medals: five gold, five silver, and four bronze.

### Factor time

To ensure a fair event when athletes with differing disabilities compete, times achieved were sometimes modified by a percentage rate, to produce a result known as "Factor Time". It is this time that decided the result of the races, and is listed below. Where this differs from the actual time recorded, actual time is also listed.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Alejandro Albor | ind. road race HC C | 2:01:44 | |
| Alejandro Albor | ind. time trial HC C | 20:59.49 | |
| Michael Farrell | ind. road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:58 | 28 |
| Michael Farrell | ind. time trial CP4 | 38:14.76 | 7 |
| David Lee | ind. road race HC B | 1:38:09 | 14 |
| David Lee | ind. time trial HC B | 25:04.99 | 14 |
| Oz Sanchez | ind. road race HC C | 1:21:41 | |
| Oz Sanchez | ind. time trial HC C | 20:16.52 | |
| Matt Updike | ind. road race HC B | 1:32:17 | 10 |
| Matt Updike | ind. time trial HC B | 24:39.59 | 13 |
| Ron Williams | ind. road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:01:44 | 25 |
| Ron Williams | ind. time trial LC2 | 36:12.84 | 5 |
| Anthony Zahn | ind. road race LC3/LC4/CP3 | 1:58:19 | 26 |
| Anthony Zahn | ind. time trial LC4 | 41:08.21 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Barbara Buchan | ind. time trial LC 3/LC 4/CP 3 | FT: 42:28.73 AT: 44:45.17 | |
| Allison Jones | ind. time trial LC 3/LC 4/CP 3 | 44:42.88 | |
| Greta Neimanas | ind. time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 | 40:26.09 | 4 |
| Jennifer Schuble | ind. time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 | FT: 38:38.94 AT: 40:42.28 | |
| Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) | ind. road race B&VI 1-3 | 1:58:35 | |
| Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) | ind. time trial B&VI 1-3 | 36:14.87 | |

#### Key

* AT = actual time
* FT = factor time

### Track
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michael Farrell | ind. 1 km time trial CP4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1:17.594 | 8 |
| Michael Farrell | ind. pursuit CP4 | - 4:04.606 | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anthony Zahn | ind. road race LC3-4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | FT: 1:29.280 AT: 1:33.275 | 20 |
| Anthony Zahn | ind. pursuit LC4 | Paolo Viganò (ITA) L 4.27.048 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Barbara Buchan | ind. 500 m time trial LC3-4/CP 3 | N/A | N/A | FT: 47.105 AT: 49.156 | 8 |
| Barbara Buchan | ind. pursuit LC3-4/CP 3 | Niu (CHN) W FT: 4:13.860 AT: 4:31.334 WR | 1 Q | Simanowski (GER) W FT: 4:15.848 AT: 4:33.459 | |
| Allison Jones | ind. 500 m time trial LC3-4/CP 3 | N/A | N/A | 46.397 | 6 |
| Allison Jones | ind. pursuit LC3-4/CP 3 | Tesoriero (NZL) L 4:36.306 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greta Neimanas | ind. 500 m time trial LC1-2/CP 4 | N/A | N/A | 40.265 | 8 |
| Greta Neimanas | ind. pursuit LC1-2/CP 4 | Storey (GBR) L 3:57.966 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jennifer Schuble | ind. 500 m time trial LC1-2/CP 4 | N/A | N/A | FT: 34.331 AT: 40.278 WR | |
| Jennifer Schuble | ind. pursuit LC1-2/CP 4 | Dong (CHN) W FT: 3:35.514 AT: 4:01.243 WR | 1 Q | Storey (GBR) L FT: 3:36.867 AT: 4:02.758 | |
| Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) | ind. 1 km time trial B&VI 1-3 | N/A | N/A | 1:12:787 | 4 |
| Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) | ind. pursuit B&VI 1-3 | - 3:42.237 | 3 Q | (Bronze final) Farrell, Parsons (NZL) W 3:41.521 | |

#### Key

* Q = Qualified for next round
* WR = World record
* AT = actual time
* FT = factor time

## Equestrian

The only equestrian events held in the Paralympic Games are in the Dressage discipline. Five American riders competed, in both individual and team events.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Test round | Test round | Final round | Final round | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Robin Brueckmann | Radetzky | Ind. champ. test grade IV | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.387 | 14 |
| Robin Brueckmann | Radetzky | Ind. freestyle test grade IV | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 61.135 | 11 |
| Barbara Grassmyer | Mibis | Ind. champ. test grade III | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.120 | 10 |
| Barbara Grassmyer | Mibis | Ind. freestyle test grade III | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63.389 | 10 |
| Rebecca Hart | Norteassa | Ind. champ. test grade II | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62.545 | 12 |
| Rebecca Hart | Norteassa | Ind. freestyle test grade II | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68.110 | 4 |
| Keith Newerla | Walk on the Moon | Ind. champ. test grade Ib | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 58.571 | 12 |
| Keith Newerla | Walk on the Moon | Ind. freestyle test grade Ib | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60.500 | 14 |
| Lynn Seidemann | Rhett | Ind. champ. test grade Ib | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63.905 | 6 |
| Lynn Seidemann | Rhett | Ind. freestyle test grade Ib | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64.221 | 9 |
| Lynn Seidemann Rebecca Hart Barbara Grassmyer Robin Brueckmann | Rhett Norteassa Mibis Radetzky | Overall team | 185.702 64.471 62.000 59.231 59.214 | 10 | 183.570 63.905 62.545 57.120 56.387 | 11 | 369.272 | 10 |

## Goalball

Goalball is a Paralympic sport played by athletes who are blind and visually impaired. At the 2008 Paralympics, the U.S. men's goalball team hoped to repeat their bronze medal performance in Athens, but lost to Sweden in the final. The U.S. women's goalball team improved on their silver medal performance in Athens, defeating China in the gold medal match.

### Men

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final (Bronze medal match) | Rank |
| Squad list | Group B | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final (Bronze medal match) | Rank |
| Chris Dodds Steve Denuyl Tyler Merren Donte' Mickens Eddie Munro Daryl Walker Coach: Tom Parrigin | China L 3-13 | 4 Q | Slovenia W 4-2 | China L 0-4 | Sweden L 2-5 | 4 |
| Chris Dodds Steve Denuyl Tyler Merren Donte' Mickens Eddie Munro Daryl Walker Coach: Tom Parrigin | Canada L 2-8 | 4 Q | Slovenia W 4-2 | China L 0-4 | Sweden L 2-5 | 4 |
| Chris Dodds Steve Denuyl Tyler Merren Donte' Mickens Eddie Munro Daryl Walker Coach: Tom Parrigin | Brazil W 6-4 | 4 Q | Slovenia W 4-2 | China L 0-4 | Sweden L 2-5 | 4 |
| Chris Dodds Steve Denuyl Tyler Merren Donte' Mickens Eddie Munro Daryl Walker Coach: Tom Parrigin | Iran W 4-3 | 4 Q | Slovenia W 4-2 | China L 0-4 | Sweden L 2-5 | 4 |
| Chris Dodds Steve Denuyl Tyler Merren Donte' Mickens Eddie Munro Daryl Walker Coach: Tom Parrigin | Sweden L 1-9 | 4 Q | Slovenia W 4-2 | China L 0-4 | Sweden L 2-5 | 4 |

### Women

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Squad list | | Rank | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Japan W 2-0 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Denmark W 2-0 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | China L 0-4 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Brazil D 2-2 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Germany W 4-0 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Canada D 1-1 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |
| Jen Armbruster Lisa Banta Jackie Barnes Jessie Lorenz Asya Miller Robin Theryoung Coach: Ken Armbruster | Sweden W 7-4 | 2 Q | Denmark W 4-3 | China W 6-5 | |

## Judo

Jordan Mouton was selected as the only U.S. representative in the women's division at the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Trials for Judo. All four American men went uncontested at the Trials and were automatically selected for the team. Greg DeWall, a first-time Paralympian, won a bronze medal in the Men's +100 kilogram class.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round | Repechage Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Greg DeWall | Men's +100 kg | Jimenez (CUB) W 1000–0000 | Wang (CHN) L 0000–0111 | Moved to repechage | Bye | Parasyuk (RUS) W 1000–0000 | Park (KOR) W 1001–0110 | |
| Scott Jones | Men's -81 kg | Oga (JPN) L 0001–0210 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jordan Mouton | Women's -70 kg | N/A | Herrera (ESP) L 0000–1000 | Moved to repechage | N/A | Szabo (HUN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Myles Porter | Men's -100 kg | Bye | Silva (BRA) L 0000–1001 | Moved to repechage | Nadri (IRI) W 1000–0000 | Morgan (CAN) W 0200–0000 | Cortada (CUB) L 0000–1000 | 5 |
| Andre Watson | Men's -90 kg | Bye | Nine (ALG) L 0000–0001 | Moved to repechage | Shevchenko (UKR) L 0000–1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Powerlifting

The U.S. powerlifting team consisted of two competitors, Mary Stack and Andy Wise. All of Stack's lifts were declared invalid. She faltered and missed on her first two attempts to lift 110 kg. On her third attempt, Stack managed to lift the weight but the judges did not accept the lift and she was disqualified. Wise completed two valid lifts, the maximum of which was 150 kg, and finished in eleventh place.
| Athlete | Event | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Result | Rank |
| Mary Stack | Women's 82.5 kg | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | N/A | NMR | -- |
| Andy Wise | Men's 67.5 kg | 142.5 | 150.0 | 155.0 | N/A | 150.0 | 11 |
Key: NMR=No marks recorded

## Rowing

The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Rowing Team was selected after the 2008 U.S. Rowing National Championships in West Windsor, N.J. and was composed of nine athletes. This was the first time rowing has appeared as a medal sport in the Paralympic Games. Laura Schwanger, who has multiple sclerosis and won ten medals in track and field across three Paralympics, battled back from breast cancer treatment to win a bronze medal in women's single sculls at age 49. The U.S. mixed coxed four team rallied in the final 100 m of their 1000 m race to take the silver medal.
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ronald Harvey | Men's single sculls | 5:47.55 | 4 R | 5:50.51 | 2 FA | 5:46.32 | 5 |
| Laura Schwanger | Women's single sculls | 6:01.78 | 1 FA | N/A | N/A | 6:35.07 | |
| William Brown Angela Madsen | Mixed double sculls | 4:29.69 | 4 R | 4:42.64 | 3 FB | 4:40.33 | 1 |
| Simona Chin Jamie Dean Jesse Karmazin Emma Preuschl Tracy Tackett | Mixed coxed four | 3:37.57 | 3 R | 3:47.28 | 1 FA | 3:37.61 | |
Qualification Legend: R=Repechage; FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal)

## Sailing

The United States entered crews in all three of the sailing events, held in the Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Maureen McKinnon-Tucker and Nick Scandone clinched a gold medal in the SKUD-18 class with two races left in the series. First-time Paralympian John Ruf won a bronze medal in a competitive 2.4 mR final race, where the top seven players of the fleet started within single-digit points of each other.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Total points | Net points Total-(#) | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Total points | Net points Total-(#) | Rank |
| John Ruf | 2.4 mR – 1 person keelboat | 2 | 6 | 1 | (9) | 1 | 7 | (10) | 3 | 4 | 4 | CAN | 47 | 28 | |
| Maureen McKinnon-Tucker Nick Scandone | SKUD18 – 2 person keelboat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (3) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (12) DNS | CAN | 26 | 11 | |
| Tim Angle Rick Doerr Bill Donohue | Sonar – 3 person keelboat | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | (11) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | (15) RAF | 2 | 73 | 47 | 8 |

### Key

* (#) = Worst two results discarded
* CAN = Race cancelled
* DNS = Did not start
* RAF = Retired after finishing

## Shooting

The U.S. sent two athletes (one man and one woman) to compete in the shooting events at the Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Michael Dickey | Men's R7-50 m free rifle 3x40 SH1 | 1098 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Dickey | Mixed R3-10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 595 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danielle Fong | Women's R2-10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 385 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danielle Fong | Women's R8-50 m sport rifle 3x20 SH1 | 562 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

The 2008 U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials were held on April 3–5 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A total of 38 swimming athletes (20 male and 18 female) were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2008 Paralympic Games. Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb, became the first Iraq War veteran to be selected for the Paralympics. The roster also included Dave Denniston, an NCAA champion in the 200-yard breast stroke, two-time Olympic hopeful, and world record breaker who was paralyzed in a 2005 sledding accident.
The U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team left Beijing with 17 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals. The total of 44 medals was 9 more than they took home from Athens. Out of the 38 athletes on the team, 19 received a medal. U.S. swimmers set a total of 16 world records, 23 Paralympic records, 48 Pan American records and 99 American records.

### Men

| Event | Athletes | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 50 m freestyle – S2 | Curtis Lovejoy | 1:14.22 | 5 Q | 1:12.59 | 6 |
| 50 m freestyle – S3 | Michael DeMarco | 1:00.69 | 8 Q | 1:01.69 | 7 |
| 50 m freestyle – S4 | Joe McCarthy | 40.85 | 4 Q | 39.95 | 5 |
| 50 m freestyle – S5 | Roy Perkins | 34.67 | 2 Q | 34.61 | 4 |
| 50 m freestyle – S7 | Lantz Lamback | 29.95 | 3 Q | 28.81 | |
| 50 m freestyle – S9 | Mark Barr | 27.89 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S9 | Cody Bureau | 27.11 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S9 | Michael Prout | 28.12 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S10 | Justin Zook | 24.92 | 4 Q | 24.81 | 4 |
| 50 m freestyle – S11 | Philip Scholz | 29.23 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S12 | Tucker Dupree | 25.41 | 5 Q | 25.31 | 6 |
| 100 m freestyle – S2 | Curtis Lovejoy | 2:35.49 | 5 Q | 2:34.11 | 6 |
| 100 m freestyle – S3 | Michael DeMarco | 2:14.97 | 8 Q | 2:07.72 | 7 |
| 100 m freestyle – S4 | Joe McCarthy | 1:40.19 | 8 Q | 1:34.37 | 7 |
| 100 m freestyle – S5 | Roy Perkins | 1:17.86 | 3 Q | 1:15.31 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S7 | Lantz Lamback | 1:03.70 | 2 Q | 1:02.40 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | Mark Barr | 59.56 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | Cody Bureau | 58.29 | 7 Q | 58.14 | 7 |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | Michael Prout | 59.18 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S10 | Justin Zook | 55.35 | 6 Q | 55.68 | 8 |
| 100 m freestyle – S11 | Philip Scholz | 1:04.11 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S12 | Tucker Dupree | 55.16 | 4 Q | 56.16 | 7 |
| 200 m freestyle – S2 | Curtis Lovejoy | 5:43.52 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m freestyle – S3 | Michael DeMarco | N/A | N/A | 4:39.79 | 6 |
| 200 m freestyle – S5 | Roy Perkins | N/A | N/A | 2:46.68 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle – S7 | Alex Dionne | 5:14.97 | 5 Q | 5:02.62 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle – S7 | Lantz Lamback | 5:05.65 | 2 Q | 4:56.46 | |
| 400 m freestyle – S8 | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | 5:02.17 | 8 Q | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 400 m freestyle – S8 | Tom Miazga | 5:14.26 | 9* | 5:09.50 | 8 |
| 400 m freestyle – S9 | Mark Barr | 4:30.48 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S9 | Jarrett Perry | 4:38.55 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S9 | Michael Prout | 4:28.25 | 6 Q | 4:29.44 | 7 |
| 400 m freestyle – S10 | Joe Wise | 4:18.37 | 2 Q | 4:15.83 | 5 |
| 400 m freestyle – S11 | Philip Scholz | 5:02.07 | 5 Q | 4:57.21 | 5 |
| 400 m freestyle – S12 | Tucker Dupree | 4:24.95 | 2 Q | 4:23.98 | 4 |
| 50 m butterfly – S5 | Roy Perkins | 37.14 PR | 1 Q | 35.95 WR | |
| 50 m butterfly – S7 | Lantz Lamback | 33.83 | 7 Q | 34.56 | 8 |
| 100 m butterfly – S8 | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | 1:12.99 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | Mark Barr | 1:03.94 | 8 Q | 1:03.91 | 8 |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | Cody Bureau | 1:02.42 | 5 Q | 1:02.21 | 6 |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | Michael Prout | 1:05.81 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S10 | Justin Zook | 1:01.73 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S11 | Philip Scholz | 1:11.93 | 8 Q | 1:11.76 | 8 |
| 100 m butterfly – S12 | Tucker Dupree | 1:02.14 | 4 Q | 1:01.53 | 5 |
| 50 m breaststroke – SB3 | Michael DeMarco | 1:03.26 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB4 | Dave Denniston | 1:53.23 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB4 | Roy Perkins | 1:56.02 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB5 | Aaron Paulson | 1:44.68 | 8 Q | 1:42.43 | 7 |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB7 | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | 1:25.76 | 4 Q | 1:24.01 | |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB8 | Jarrett Perry | 1:19.44 | 8 Q | 1:20.64 | 8 |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB9 | Kendall Bailey | 1:20.82 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB9 | Cody Bureau | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m backstroke – S1 | Grover Evans | N/A | N/A | 2:51.17 | 6 |
| 50 m backstroke – S2 | Curtis Lovejoy | 1:16.03 | 8 Q | 1:14.69 | 6 |
| 50 m backstroke – S3 | Michael DeMarco | 1:03.21 | 8 Q | 1:03.03 | 8 |
| 50 m backstroke – S4 | Joe McCarthy | 55.70 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m backstroke – S5 | Dave Denniston | 53.07 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m backstroke – S5 | Roy Perkins | 50.77 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S7 | Lantz Lamback | 1:14.06 WR | 1 Q | 1:12.09 WR | |
| 100 m backstroke – S8 | Tom Miazga | 1:16.01 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S9 | Cody Bureau | 1:06.42 | 4 Q | 1:05.47 | 5 |
| 100 m backstroke – S9 | Jarrett Perry | 1:03.47 WR | 1 Q | 1:03.66 | |
| 100 m backstroke – S9 | Michael Prout | 1:08.72 | 6 Q | 1:08.09 | 8 |
| 100 m backstroke – S10 | Justin Zook | 1:01.15 WR | 1 Q | 1:01.29 | |
| 100 m backstroke – S11 | Justin Zook | 1:20.46 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S12 | Tucker Dupree | 1:04.14 | 4 Q | 1:04.08 | 5 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM5 | Roy Perkins | 3:30.69 | 5 Q | 3:23.63 | 5 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM7 | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | 2:37.80 WR | 1 Q | 2:35.92 WR | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM9 | Cody Bureau | 2:27.30 | 8 Q | 2:20.21 | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM9 | Jarrett Perry | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m individual medley – SM9 | Michael Prout | 2:25.65 | 5 Q | 2:25.56 | 6 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM12 | Tucker Dupree | 2:20.32 | 6 Q | 2:19.12 | 6 |
| 4x50 m freestyle relay – 20pts | Michael DeMarco Dave Denniston Lantz Lamback Roy Perkins | N/A | N/A | DSQ (Lamback S7, Denniston S5, DeMarco S3, Perkins S5) | DSQ (Lamback S7, Denniston S5, DeMarco S3, Perkins S5) |
| 4x100 m freestyle relay – 34pts | Mark Barr Cody Bureau Lantz Lamback Michael Prout | N/A | N/A | 3:59.97 (Prout S9, Barr S9, Lamback S7, Bureau S9) | 6 |
| 4x50 m medley relay – 20pts | Dave Denniston Lantz Lamback Joe McCarthy Roy Perkins | 2:46.20 (Lamback S7, Denniston SB4, Perkins S5, McCarthy S4) | 1 Q | 2:43.00 (Lamback S7, Denniston SB4, Perkins S5, McCarthy S4) | 4 |
| 4x100 m medley relay – 34pts | Mark Barr Cody Bureau Rudy Garcia-Tolson Lantz Lamback Jarrett Perry Michael Prout Justin Zook | 4:32.41 (Perry S9, Garcia-Tolson SB7, Barr S9, Prout S9) | 2 Q | 4:29.38 (Zook S10, Perry SB8, Bureau S9, Lamback S7) | 7 |
*Listed as finishing heats in ninth place, but started the final in place of eighth-place qualifier Rudy Garcia-Tolson Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

### Women

| Event | Athletes | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 50 m freestyle – S3 | Beth Kolbe | 1:11.69 | 6 Q | 1:10.55 | 5 |
| 50 m freestyle – S4 | Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje | N/A | N/A | 52.81 | |
| 50 m freestyle – S4 | Aimee Bruder | N/A | N/A | 55.04 | 5 |
| 50 m freestyle – S5 | Marin Morrison | 1:35.60 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S6 | Casey Johnson | 41.95 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S6 | Miranda Uhl | 39.20 | 7 Q | 39.14 | 7 |
| 50 m freestyle – S7 | Cortney Jordan | 35.57 | 4 Q | 33.84 PR | |
| 50 m freestyle – S7 | Erin Popovich | 34.22 PR | 1 Q | 33.92 | |
| 50 m freestyle – S8 | Amanda Everlove | 32.96 | 7 Q | 32.20 | |
| 50 m freestyle – S8 | Jessica Long | 32.54 | 5 Q | 32.58 | 6 |
| 50 m freestyle – S9 | April Kerley | 30.76 | 6 Q | 30.20 | 5 |
| 50 m freestyle – S9 | Elizabeth Stone | 31.24 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S10 | Anna Eames | 29.78 | 5 Q | 29.17 | 4 |
| 50 m freestyle – S10 | Ashley Owens | 30.29 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m freestyle – S10 | Susan Beth Scott | 29.67 | 4 Q | 29.38 | 5 |
| 50 m freestyle – S13 | Kelley Becherer | N/A | N/A | 27.85 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S4 | Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje | 1:50.51 | 2 Q | 1:50.25 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S4 | Aimee Bruder | 1:56.69 | 3 Q | 1:55.33 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S5 | Marin Morrison | 3:10.30 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S6 | Casey Johnson | 1:27.75 | 8 Q | 1:26.42 | 8 |
| 100 m freestyle – S6 | Miranda Uhl | 1:23.73 | 6 Q | 1:22.22 | 7 |
| 100 m freestyle – S7 | Cortney Jordan | N/A | N/A | 1:12.09 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S7 | Erin Popovich | N/A | N/A | 1:11.82 PR | |
| 100 m freestyle – S8 | Amanda Everlove | 1:10.84 | 4 Q | 1:10.65 | 4 |
| 100 m freestyle – S8 | Jessica Long | 1:06.81 WR | 1 Q | 1:06.91 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | April Kerley | 1:06.30 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | Melissa Stockwell | 1:09.55 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m freestyle – S9 | Elizabeth Stone | 1:05.06 | 4 Q | 1:04.86 | 6 |
| 100 m freestyle – S10 | Anna Eames | 1:03.58 | 3 Q | 1:01.91 | |
| 100 m freestyle – S10 | Ashley Owens | 1:03.59 | 4 Q | 1:01.57 WR | |
| 100 m freestyle – S10 | Susan Beth Scott | 1:02.93 | 2 Q | 1:02.33 | 4 |
| 100 m freestyle – S13 | Kelley Becherer | 1:00.27 | 1 Q | 1:00.46 | |
| 200 m freestyle – S5 | Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje | 3:44.56 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m freestyle – S5 | Aimee Bruder | 3:57.63 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S6 | Casey Johnson | 6:49.80 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S6 | Miranda Uhl | 6:00.34 | 3 Q | 5:55.64 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle – S7 | Deborah Gruen | 6:05.90 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S7 | Cortney Jordan | 5:31.27 | 1 Q | 5:21.01 | |
| 400 m freestyle – S7 | Erin Popovich | 5:34.18 | 2 Q | 5:17.41 PR | |
| 400 m freestyle – S8 | Jessica Long | 4:47.45 WR | 1 Q | 4:50.17 | |
| 400 m freestyle – S9 | Melissa Stockwell | 5:09.89 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m freestyle – S9 | Elizabeth Stone | 5:01.24 | 6 Q | 4:46.53 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle – S10 | Anna Eames | 4:52.77 | 7 Q | 4:43.98 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle – S10 | Ashley Owens | 4:50.68 | 4 Q | 4:38.11 | |
| 400 m freestyle – S10 | Susan Beth Scott | 4:46.16 | 1 Q | 4:39.44 | |
| 400 m freestyle – S13 | Kelley Becherer | 4:42.18 | 2 Q | 4:37.50 | = |
| 50 m butterfly – S6 | Casey Johnson | 43.99 | 8 Q | 42.35 | 6 |
| 50 m butterfly – S6 | Miranda Uhl | 43.98 | 7 Q | 42.50 | 7 |
| 50 m butterfly – S7 | Deborah Gruen | 49.19 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m butterfly – S7 | Cortney Jordan | 44.94 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m butterfly – S7 | Erin Popovich | 38.71 | 2 Q | 37.87 | |
| 100 m butterfly – S8 | Amanda Everlove | 1:11.64 WR | 1 Q | 1:12.16 | |
| 100 m butterfly – S8 | Jessica Long | 1:12.54 | 2 Q | 1:11.96 | |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | April Kerley | 1:17.15 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | Melissa Stockwell | 1:22.09 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S9 | Elizabeth Stone | 1:14.99 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m butterfly – S10 | Anna Eames | 1:09.26 | 1 Q | 1:09.44 | |
| 100 m butterfly – S10 | Susan Beth Scott | 1:15.11 | 6 Q | 1:15.72 | 6 |
| 100 m butterfly – S13 | Kelley Becherer | 1:08.91 | 5 Q | 1:08.38 | 6 |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB6 | Deborah Gruen | 1:46.76 | 4 Q | 1:44.00 | |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB6 | Casey Johnson | 2:07.89 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB6 | Miranda Uhl | 1:50.80 | 5 Q | 1:48.44 | 6 |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB7 | Jessica Long | N/A | N/A | 1:38.60 | |
| 100 m breaststroke – SB7 | Erin Popovich | N/A | N/A | 1:31.60 WR | |
| 100 m backstroke – S3 | Beth Kolbe | 1:18.81 | 8 Q | 1:17.97 | 8 |
| 100 m backstroke – S5 | Marin Morrison | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S6 | Casey Johnson | 1:51.42 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S6 | Miranda Uhl | 1:41.74 | 6 Q | 1:40.44 | 8 |
| 100 m backstroke – S7 | Cortney Jordan | 1:30.14 | 5 Q | 1:26.57 | 4 |
| 100 m backstroke – S8 | Amanda Everlove | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m backstroke – S8 | Jessica Long | 1:20.44 | 2 Q | 1:19.56 | |
| 100 m backstroke – S9 | Elizabeth Stone | 1:13.52 | 4 Q | 1:11.16 | |
| 100 m backstroke – S10 | Susan Beth Scott | 1:14.09 | 4 Q | 1:13.97 | 4 |
| 100 m backstroke – S13 | Kelley Becherer | 1:13.06 | 3 Q | 1:11.53 | 5 |
| 150 m individual medley – SM4 | Aimee Bruder | N/A | N/A | 3:29.80 | 4 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM6 | Casey Johnson | 3:56.80 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m individual medley – SM6 | Miranda Uhl | 3:16.95 PR | 1 Q | 3:13.05 WR | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM7 | Deborah Gruen | 3:29.16 | 7 Q | 3:27.48 | 7 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM7 | Cortney Jordan | 3:15.89 | 2 Q | 3:07.96 | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM7 | Erin Popovich | 3:01.21 PR | 1 Q | 2:54.61 WR | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM8 | Amanda Everlove | 2:52.93 | 2 Q | 2:50.51 | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM8 | Jessica Long | 2:42.56 WR | 1 Q | 2:41.85 WR | |
| 200 m individual medley – SM10 | Anna Eames | 2:43.21 | 4 Q | 2:42.46 | 5 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM10 | Susan Beth Scott | 2:45.39 | 6 Q | 2:43.99 | 6 |
| 200 m individual medley – SM13 | Kelley Becherer | N/A | N/A | 2:32.21 | 4 |
Legend: Q – Qualifiers for the next round as decided on a time only basis. Ranks shown are overall rank against competitors in all heats; WR=World Record; PR=Paralympic Record

## Table tennis

The United States sent four athletes (three men and one woman) to compete in Paralympic table tennis.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Group matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final Bronze final | Final Bronze final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tahl Leibovitz | Singles C9-10 | Heijnen (NED) W 3–0  Miettinen (FIN) L 1–3 | 2 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andre Scott | Singles C4-5 | Kober (GER) W 3–1  Robertson (GBR) L 0–3 | 3 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mitch Seidenfeld | Singles C7 | Jurasz (POL) L 1–3  Messi (FRA) W 3–0  du Plooy (RSA) W 3–0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Ye (CHN) L 0–3 | Valera (ESP) L 1–3 | 4 |
| Tahl Leibovitz Andre Scott Mitch Seidenfeld | Team C9-10 | N/A | N/A | Ukraine (UKR) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Group matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final Bronze final | Final Bronze final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Noga Nir-Kistler | Singles C5 | Bessho (JPN) L 1-3  Nardelli (ITA) L 1-3  Abuawad (JOR) L 0-3 | 4 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball

The U.S. women's sitting volleyball team upset world number one Netherlands in five sets to reach the gold medal match, where they lost to China for a silver medal. The men's sitting volleyball team failed to qualify for the Paralympics after losing to Brazil at the 2007 Parapan American Games.
Women's sitting volleyball
| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Squad list | Pool B | Rank | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Allison Aldrich Heather Erickson Alexandra Gouldie Katryn Holloway SuGui Kriss Kendra Lancaster Hope Lewellen Brenda Maymon (captain) Gina McWilliams Nichole Millage Kari Miller (libero) Lora Webster Coach: Michael Hulett | Lithuania W 3–0 (25–15,25–18,25–9) | 2 Q | Netherlands W 3–2 (19–25,25–23,28–26, 25–27, 15–10) | China L 0–3 (14–25,19–25,15–25) | |
| Allison Aldrich Heather Erickson Alexandra Gouldie Katryn Holloway SuGui Kriss Kendra Lancaster Hope Lewellen Brenda Maymon (captain) Gina McWilliams Nichole Millage Kari Miller (libero) Lora Webster Coach: Michael Hulett | China L 0–3 (14–25,21–25,19–25) | 2 Q | Netherlands W 3–2 (19–25,25–23,28–26, 25–27, 15–10) | China L 0–3 (14–25,19–25,15–25) | |
| Allison Aldrich Heather Erickson Alexandra Gouldie Katryn Holloway SuGui Kriss Kendra Lancaster Hope Lewellen Brenda Maymon (captain) Gina McWilliams Nichole Millage Kari Miller (libero) Lora Webster Coach: Michael Hulett | Latvia W 3–0 (25–12,25–17,25–11) | 2 Q | Netherlands W 3–2 (19–25,25–23,28–26, 25–27, 15–10) | China L 0–3 (14–25,19–25,15–25) | |

## Wheelchair basketball

The United States qualified for both men's and women's wheelchair basketball tournaments at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation qualifying tournaments for the Americas. The men's team finished in fourth place after losing to Great Britain in the bronze final. The women's team successfully defended their 2004 gold medal with a win over Germany.

### Men

| Squad list | Group stage (Pool B) | Group stage (Pool B) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final (Bronze final) | Final (Bronze final) |
| Squad list | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| From: Eric Barber Joe Chambers Jacob Counts Jeremy Lade Matt Lesperance Jaime Mazzi Jay Nelms Mikey Paye Paul Schulte Matt Scott Steve Serio Jeff Glasbrenner Coach: Steve Wilson | Israel W 76–53 | 2 Q | Iran W 20–0* | Canada L 62–69 | Great Britain L 77–85 | 4 |
| From: Eric Barber Joe Chambers Jacob Counts Jeremy Lade Matt Lesperance Jaime Mazzi Jay Nelms Mikey Paye Paul Schulte Matt Scott Steve Serio Jeff Glasbrenner Coach: Steve Wilson | Brazil W 87–41 | 2 Q | Iran W 20–0* | Canada L 62–69 | Great Britain L 77–85 | 4 |
| From: Eric Barber Joe Chambers Jacob Counts Jeremy Lade Matt Lesperance Jaime Mazzi Jay Nelms Mikey Paye Paul Schulte Matt Scott Steve Serio Jeff Glasbrenner Coach: Steve Wilson | Great Britain L 50–54 | 2 Q | Iran W 20–0* | Canada L 62–69 | Great Britain L 77–85 | 4 |
| From: Eric Barber Joe Chambers Jacob Counts Jeremy Lade Matt Lesperance Jaime Mazzi Jay Nelms Mikey Paye Paul Schulte Matt Scott Steve Serio Jeff Glasbrenner Coach: Steve Wilson | China W 97–38 | 2 Q | Iran W 20–0* | Canada L 62–69 | Great Britain L 77–85 | 4 |
| From: Eric Barber Joe Chambers Jacob Counts Jeremy Lade Matt Lesperance Jaime Mazzi Jay Nelms Mikey Paye Paul Schulte Matt Scott Steve Serio Jeff Glasbrenner Coach: Steve Wilson | Australia W 68–61 | 2 Q | Iran W 20–0* | Canada L 62–69 | Great Britain L 77–85 | 4 |
*Iran withdrew from its quarterfinal match against the United States on September 19, 2008. The match had been rescheduled from 11:15am to 9:00am, but was changed without any logical reason according to the head of Iran's delegation. As a result, the U.S. was awarded the win by the score of 20–0 and automatically advanced to the semi-finals.

### Women

| Squad list | Group stage (Pool A) | Group stage (Pool A) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Squad list | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| From: Sarah Castle Patty Cisneros (captain) Loraine Gonzales Carlee Hoffman Emily Hoskins Mary Allison Milford Rebecca Murray Alana Nichols Christina Ripp Jen Ruddell Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Coach: Ronald Lykins | Germany W 42–38 | 1 Q | China W 75–31 | Australia W 60–47 | Germany W 50–38 | |
| From: Sarah Castle Patty Cisneros (captain) Loraine Gonzales Carlee Hoffman Emily Hoskins Mary Allison Milford Rebecca Murray Alana Nichols Christina Ripp Jen Ruddell Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Coach: Ronald Lykins | Australia W 61–42 | 1 Q | China W 75–31 | Australia W 60–47 | Germany W 50–38 | |
| From: Sarah Castle Patty Cisneros (captain) Loraine Gonzales Carlee Hoffman Emily Hoskins Mary Allison Milford Rebecca Murray Alana Nichols Christina Ripp Jen Ruddell Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Coach: Ronald Lykins | Great Britain W 56–31 | 1 Q | China W 75–31 | Australia W 60–47 | Germany W 50–38 | |
| From: Sarah Castle Patty Cisneros (captain) Loraine Gonzales Carlee Hoffman Emily Hoskins Mary Allison Milford Rebecca Murray Alana Nichols Christina Ripp Jen Ruddell Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Coach: Ronald Lykins | Brazil W 68–38 | 1 Q | China W 75–31 | Australia W 60–47 | Germany W 50–38 | |

## Wheelchair fencing

The United States sent five athletes (four men and one woman) to compete in wheelchair fencing.
| Athlete | Event | Pool play | Pool play | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | W–L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mark Calhoun | Men's foil A | 1–4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Calhoun | Men's saber A | 3–3 | 4 | Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE) L 8–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrea Demello | Women's épée B | 1–4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrea Demello | Women's foil B | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gerard Moreno | Men's foil B | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gerard Moreno | Men's saber B | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Scott Rodgers | Men's épée B | 4–1 | 3 | Williams (USA) W 15–2 | Bezyazychny (BLR) L 4–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Scott Rodgers | Men's foil B | 2–3 | 4 | Czop (POL) W 15–11 | Hu (CHN) L 10–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benjy Williams | Men's épée B | 2–3 | 4 | Rodgers (USA) L 2–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benjy Williams | Men's saber B | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wheelchair rugby

At the Paralympics teams in the sport of wheelchair rugby are made up of mixed classification quadriplegic athletes of both sexes. The United States qualified by winning the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships and went on to win its third gold medal since wheelchair rugby was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.
| Squad list | Group stage (Pool A) | Group stage (Pool A) | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Squad list | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| From: Andy Cohn Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bryan Kirkland Norm Lyduch Seth McBride Jason Regier Nick Springer Chance Sumner Joel Wilmoth Mark Zupan Coach: James Gumbert | China W 65–30 | 1 Q | Great Britain W 35–32 | Australia W 53–44 | |
| From: Andy Cohn Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bryan Kirkland Norm Lyduch Seth McBride Jason Regier Nick Springer Chance Sumner Joel Wilmoth Mark Zupan Coach: James Gumbert | Japan W 44–37 | 1 Q | Great Britain W 35–32 | Australia W 53–44 | |
| From: Andy Cohn Will Groulx Scott Hogsett Bryan Kirkland Norm Lyduch Seth McBride Jason Regier Nick Springer Chance Sumner Joel Wilmoth Mark Zupan Coach: James Gumbert | Canada W 37–32 | 1 Q | Great Britain W 35–32 | Australia W 53–44 | |

## Wheelchair tennis

The American wheelchair tennis team consisted of nine players. Lee Hinson, Paul Moran, Jon Rydberg and Stephen Welch competed in the men's events, Beth Arnoult and Kaitlyn Verfuerth competed in the women's events, and Brent Poppen, Nick Taylor and David Wagner competed in the mixed quadriplegic events. The tennis team was coached by Dan James, with Jason Hartnett as assistant coach, David Schobel as team leader, and Bill Taylor as the personal care assistant. Taylor and Wagner successfully defended their title in mixed doubles, which they had won four years earlier at the 2004 Paralympics. The two men competed against each other in the bronze medal match of the mixed singles event, with Wagner prevailing.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lee Hinson | Men's singles | Pommê (BRA) W 6–1, 6–3 | Gérard (BEL) L 2–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Moran | Men's singles | Vink (NED) L 0–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jon Rydberg | Men's singles | Pfundner (AUT) W 6–2, 6–0 | Felix (SVK) W 6–4, 6–3 | Kunieda (JPN) L 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stephen Welch | Men's singles | Cayulef (CHI) W 6–1, 6–1 | Majdi (FRA) W 6–1, 6–0 | Ammerlaan (NED) L 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Arnoult | Women's singles | N/A | Ida (INA) W 6–0, 6–0 | Sevenans (BEL) W 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Griffioen (NED) L 3–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaitlyn Verfuerth | Women's singles | N/A | Montjane (RSA) W 6–4, 6–0 | Walraven (NED) L 1–6, 5–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brent Poppen | Mixed singles | N/A | N/A | Andersson (SWE) L 2–6, 6–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nick Taylor | Mixed singles | N/A | N/A | Kramer (ISR) W 6–3, 6–3 | Van Erp (NED) W 1–6, 7–5, 7–6 | Norfolk (GBR) L 0–6, 3–6 | Wagner (USA) L 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 | 4 |
| David Wagner | Mixed singles | N/A | N/A | Hunter (CAN) W 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | Weinberg (ISR) W 6–2, 6–2 | Andersson (SWE) L 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 | Taylor (USA) W 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | |
| Lee Hinson Paul Moran | Men's doubles | N/A | Carter/ Mathieu (CAN) W 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 | Olsson/ Wikstrom (SWE) L 1–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jon Rydberg Stephen Welch | Men's doubles | N/A | Li/ Shi (CHN) W 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 | Scheffers/ Vink (NED) L 3–6, 1–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Beth Arnoult Kaitlyn Verfuerth | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Shuker/ Whiley (GBR) W 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 | Griffioen/ Vergeer (NED) L 2–6, 1–6 | Gravellier/ Racineux (FRA) L 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 | 4 |
| Nick Taylor David Wagner | Mixed doubles | N/A | N/A | N/A | Bye | Timmermans-van Hall/ Van Erp (NED) W 6–3, 6–4 | Kramer/ Weinberg (ISR) W 6–0, 4–6, 6–2 | |

## Media coverage

U.S. coverage of the 2008 Paralympic Games was provided by the Universal Sports Television Network. Daily live and delayed highlight shows as well as coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies was available on-demand at UniversalSports.com from September 6–17. Daily video highlights were also available at the official website of the U.S. Paralympic Team, usparalympics.org. The Universal Sports television broadcast began on October 8, followed by seven days of three-hour segments of coverage and a special presentation highlighting the events that was broadcast by NBC on October 18. A 90-minute documentary was presented by NBC on November 9, and was followed by another broadcast of the Games on Universal Sports from November 10–16.