Chile at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Chile at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Chile IPC code  CHI NPC Federacion Paralimpica de Chile
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Robinson Méndez (opening) Cristián Valenzuela (closing)
Medals Rank: -	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1976–1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Chile competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of four competitors: two wheelchair tennis players, one track and field athlete, and one swimmer. Other members of the delegation included the President of the Paralympic Federation of Chile, Mario Quijada, the Mission Chief, Patricio Bowen, and Doctor Alberto Vargas. The group left for Beijing on September 1. Tennis player Robinson Méndez was the country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

In tennis, Méndez and Francisco Cayulef competed in both singles and doubles events. Runner Cristián Valenzuela participated in the 1500 metre race, and swimmer Macarena Quero took part in the 50 metre freestyle S10 event.^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Cristián Valenzuela	T11	1500 m	4:27.94	4	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Macarena Quero	S10	50 m freestyle	34.78	15	Did not advance

Wheelchair Tennis

Main article: Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Francisco Cayulef	Open	Singles	Welch (USA) L 1-6, 1-6	Did not advance
Robinson Mendez	Open	Singles	Jeremiasz (FRA) L 1-6, 0-6	Did not advance
Robinson Mendez Francisco Cayulef	Open	Doubles	N/A	Khulongrua - Kruamai (THA) L 0-6, 2-6	Did not advance

See also

• Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Paralympic Games: Chileans travel to Beijing with visions of gold". La Segunda. 2008-08-27. http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononline/economia/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=430153. Retrieved 2008-08-28.