Argentina sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was football player Silvio Velo."Argentine president gives flag to Ginobili for Olympics" , Xinhua, July 4, 2008
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Sebastian Baldassarri Athletics Men's Discus Throw F11/12 Elizabeth Almada Athletics Women's Discus Throw F12/13 Guillermo Marro Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke S7 Fabian Ramirez Judo Men -73 kg Jorge Lencina Judo Men -81 kg Gonzalo Abbas Hachache Diego Cerega Eduardo Diaz Ivan Figueroa Jose Luis Jiminez Dario Aldo Lencina Gustavo Maidana Antonio Mendoza Lucas Rodríguez Silvio Mauricio Velo Football 5-a-side Men's team
Sports Athletics
Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMariano DominguezT37100m12.8515did not advance200m26.4116did not advanceAlejandro MaldonadoT54800m1:40.2215 q1:40.6214did not advance1500m3:14.2119 Q3:09.316 Q3:14.924Federico RodriguezT12100m11.6718did not advance200m23.9120did not advanceLucas SchoenfeldT46100m11.6815did not advance
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankSebastian BaldassarriF11-12Discus throw40.43988Shot put11.118048Lucas SchoenfeldF46Long jumpNMR
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGracia SosaT11100mDSQdid not advance200m29.3510did not advance
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankElizabeth AlmadaF12-13Discus throw38.03894Shot put10.748616Perla MunozF35-36Discus throw17.747398Shot put7.13 SB7648
Boccia
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOpponentOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMauricio IbarbureMixed individual BC1 L 2-34did not advance L 2-5 L 4-7 W 6-2Gabriela Villano L 0-143did not advance L 1-6 W 6-1 W 3-1Pablo CortezMixed individual BC2 W 5-21 QW 5-2L 1-4L 2-34 W 4-1 W 8-2Roberto Leglice L 2-84did not advance L 2-4 L 3-4Pablo Cortez Mauricio Ibarbure Roberto Leglice Gabriela VillanoMixed team BC1-2 L 4-62 QL 3-8did not advance W 6-2
Cycling
Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankRodrigo LópezMen's road race LC3/LC4/CP31:52:5023Men's road time trial CP343:56.428Lujan Nattkemper Juan Ferrari (pilot)Men's road race B&VI 1-3DNF
Men's track AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankRodrigo LópezMen's individual pursuit CP34:13.8506did not advanceMen's time trial CP3align="center" colspan="6" 1:20.575Lujan Nattkemper Juan Ferrari (pilot)Men's sprint B&VI 1-312.1638 /L 0-2align="center" colspan="2" 7-8th place /L 0-28Men's time trial B&VI 1-3align="center" colspan="6" 1:14.48315
Football 5-a-side
The men's football 5-a-side team won the bronze medal after defeating Spain in the bronze medal match. Players Gonzalo Abbas Hachache Diego Cerega Eduardo Diaz Ivan Figueroa Jose Luiz Jimenez Dario Aldo Lencina Antonio Mendoza Lucas Rodríguez Silvio Mauricio Velo
Tournament
Bronze medal match
Judo
AthleteEventFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage round 1Repechage round 2Final/Bronze medal contestOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJorge LencinaMen's 81kgBye W 1000-0000 L 0001-1101 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" W 0011-0001 Fabian RamirezMen's 73kgBye W 0010–0000 L 0000-1100 style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" W 1000-0000
Swimming
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankIgnacio GonzalezS12400m freestyle4:42.957 Q4:44.788100m backstroke1:06.808 Q1:06.026Facundo LazoSB8100m breaststroke1:24.9512did not advanceGuillermo MarroS7100m backstroke1:15.733 Q1:15.17Diego PastoreS6100m backstroke1:26.047 Q1:24.497Ariel QuassiS550m backstroke49.7312did not advanceSB4100m breaststroke1:56.0911did not advanceSM5200m individual medley3:47.468 Q3:50.117Sebastian RamirezSM4150m individual medley3:00.458 Q3:01.698Juan Pablo RosattiS9100m backstroke1:12.4010did not advanceSergio ZayasS11400m freestyle5:10.107 Q5:08.137100m backstroke1:16.437 Q1:16.067
Women AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNadia BaezS1150m freestyle34.4711did not advance100m freestyle1:20.4811did not advanceBetiana BasualdoS250m backstroke1:35.828 Q1:40.148Daniela GimenezSB9100m breaststroke1:27.046 Q1:26.817SM9200m individual medley2:55.2913did not advanceAnabel MoroSB12100m breaststroke1:28.359did not advance
Table tennis
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaniel RodriguezMen's singles C4-5L 0–3L 0–33did not advanceGiselle MunozWomen's singles C6-7L 2-3L 0-33did not advance
Wheelchair tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultGuillermo CamussoMen's singlesL 0-6. 0-6did not advance
See also 2008 Summer Paralympics Argentina at the Paralympics Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee
References