Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events. The competition was held in the Beijing Shooting Range Hall from 7 September to 12 September.

Classification

Paralympic shooters are classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allows shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function. Shooting classifications are:

Events

For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification is given the date that the event was contested.

Participating countries

There were 140 athletes (96 male, 44 female) from 44 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Medalists