Argentina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	ARG
Npcname:	Argentine Paralympic Committee
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2008
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	42
Sports:	8
Flagbearer:	Silvio Velo
Rank:	58
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	5
Appearances:	auto

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.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's Discus Throw F11/12
			Women's Discus Throw F12/13
			Men's 100m Backstroke S7
			Men -73 kg
			Men -81 kg
			Men's team

Sports

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mariano Dominguez	T37	100m	12.85	15	did not advance
		200m	26.41	16	did not advance
Alejandro Maldonado	T54	800m	1:40.22	15 q	1:40.62	14	did not advance
		1500m	3:14.21	19 Q	3:09.31	6 Q	3:14.92	4
Federico Rodriguez	T12	100m	11.67	18	did not advance
		200m	23.91	20	did not advance
Lucas Schoenfeld	T46	100m	11.68	15	did not advance

Men's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Sebastian Baldassarri	F11-12	Discus throw	40.43	988
		Shot put	11.11	804	8
Lucas Schoenfeld	F46	Long jump	NMR

Women's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gracia Sosa	T11	100m	DSQ		did not advance
		200m	29.35	10	did not advance

Women's field

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Elizabeth Almada	F12-13	Discus throw	38.03	894
		Shot put	10.74	861	6
Perla Munoz	F35-36	Discus throw	17.74	739	8
		Shot put	7.13 SB	764	8

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opponent	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mauricio Ibarbure	Mixed individual BC1		L 2-3	4	did not advance
			L 2-5
			L 4-7
			W 6-2
Gabriela Villano			L 0-14	3	did not advance
			L 1-6
			W 6-1
			W 3-1
Pablo Cortez	Mixed individual BC2		W 5-2	1 Q	W 5-2	L 1-4	L 2-3	4
			W 4-1
			W 8-2
Roberto Leglice			L 2-8	4	did not advance
			L 2-4
			L 3-4
Pablo Cortez Mauricio Ibarbure Roberto Leglice Gabriela Villano	Mixed team BC1-2		L 4-6	2 Q	L 3-8	did not advance
			W 6-2

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men's road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Rodrigo López	Men's road race LC3/LC4/CP3	1:52:50	23
	Men's road time trial CP3	43:56.42	8
Lujan Nattkemper Juan Ferrari (pilot)	Men's road race B&VI 1-3	DNF

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Rodrigo López	Men's individual pursuit CP3	4:13.850	6	did not advance
	Men's time trial CP3	1:20.57	5
Lujan Nattkemper Juan Ferrari (pilot)	Men's sprint B&VI 1-3	12.163	8	/	L 0-2	7-8th place / L 0-2	8
	Men's time trial B&VI 1-3	1:14.483	15

Football 5-a-side

See main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. 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 Rodriguez
• Silvio Mauricio Velo

Tournament

Bronze medal match

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

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
Jorge Lencina	Men's 81kg	Bye	W 1000-0000	L 0001-1101	W 0011-0001
Fabian Ramirez	Men's 73kg	Bye	W 0010–0000	L 0000-1100	W 1000-0000

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ignacio Gonzalez	S12	400m freestyle	4:42.95	7 Q	4:44.78	8
		100m backstroke	1:06.80	8 Q	1:06.02	6
Facundo Lazo	SB8	100m breaststroke	1:24.95	12	did not advance
Guillermo Marro	S7	100m backstroke	1:15.73	3 Q	1:15.17
Diego Pastore	S6	100m backstroke	1:26.04	7 Q	1:24.49	7
Ariel Quassi	S5	50m backstroke	49.73	12	did not advance
	SB4	100m breaststroke	1:56.09	11	did not advance
	SM5	200m individual medley	3:47.46	8 Q	3:50.11	7
Sebastian Ramirez	SM4	150m individual medley	3:00.45	8 Q	3:01.69	8
Juan Pablo Rosatti	S9	100m backstroke	1:12.40	10	did not advance
Sergio Zayas	S11	400m freestyle	5:10.10	7 Q	5:08.13	7
		100m backstroke	1:16.43	7 Q	1:16.06	7

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
			Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nadia Baez	S11	50m freestyle	34.47	11	did not advance
		100m freestyle	1:20.48	11	did not advance
Betiana Basualdo	S2	50m backstroke	1:35.82	8 Q	1:40.14	8
Daniela Gimenez	SB9	100m breaststroke	1:27.04	6 Q	1:26.81	7
	SM9	200m individual medley	2:55.29	13	did not advance
Anabel Moro	SB12	100m breaststroke	1:28.35	9	did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Daniel Rodriguez	Men's singles C4-5	L 0–3	L 0–3	3	did not advance
Giselle Munoz	Women's singles C6-7	L 2-3	L 0-3	3	did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

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

Notes and References

1. http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/basketball/n214435370.shtml "Argentine president gives flag to Ginobili for Olympics"