Colombia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Colombia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	COL
NPC	Colombian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.comiteparalimpicocolombiano.org
in Beijing
Competitors	12 in 6 sports
Medals Ranked 60th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Colombia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Elkin Serna	Athletics	Men's marathon T12
Bronze	Moises Fuentes	Swimming	Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Men's track[]

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Elkin Serna	T12	10000m	N/A		32:39.24	4
		Marathon	N/A		2:31:16

Cycling[]

Men's road[]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
	Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4	1:56:17	19
	Men's road time trial LC2	35:56.74	6
	Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4	2:00:34	22
	Men's road time trial LC1	39:09.37	14
(pilot)	Men's road race B&VI 1-3	DNS
	Men's road time trial B&VI1-3	36:08.97	16

Men's track[]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
	Men's individual pursuit LC2	5:15.15	7	Did not advance
	Men's time trial LC2	N/A				1:16.92	9
	Men's individual pursuit LC1	5:16.90	14	Did not advance
	Men's time trial LC1	N/A				1:14.69	11
(pilot)	Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1-3	4:47.730	12	Did not advance
	Men's sprint B&VI 1-3	11.502	7	Demery (AUS) /  Hopkins (AUS)	L 0-2	7/8th place matches   (ARG) /   (ARG) W 11.627	7
	Men's time trial B&VI 1-3	N/A				1:08.867	11

Judo[]

Athlete	Event	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage round 1	Repechage round 2	Final/ Bronze medal contest
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
	Men's 60kg	Hirose (JPN) L 0000–1010	Did not advance

Powerlifting[]

Men[]

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	60kg	160.0	6

Swimming[]

Men[]

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Moises Fuentes	S5	100m freestyle	1:30.90	9	Did not advance
	SB4	100m breaststroke	1:41.99	3 Q	1:42.04
	S12	100m butterfly	1:16.99	13	Did not advance

Women[]

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	SB4	100m breaststroke	2:20.93	8 Q	2:28.28	8

Wheelchair tennis[]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
	Men's singles	(CHN) L 5-7, 6-3, 4-6	Did not advance
Johana Martinez	Women's singles	N/A	(BEL) L 0-6, 0-6	Did not advance

See also[]

• Colombia at the Paralympics
• Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links[]

• International Paralympic Committee

References[]