| Npc: | TPE |
| Npcname: | Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Flagcaption: | Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Hou Ting Sung |
| Rank: | 50 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1992 |
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The delegation consisted of seventeen competitors in six sports: archery, track and field athletics, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The athletes were ten men and seven women ranging in age from 27 to 53 years old.[1]
"Chinese Taipei" is the delegation name used since 1979 by athletes from Taiwan and the Taiwan Area at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.[2] Thus, Chinese Taipei's participation in the Beijing Paralympics did not contradict the One China policy and was not objected to by the People's Republic of China.
As in previous editions of the Summer Paralympics, the flag of the Republic of China was not displayed. Instead, the Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag was used when Taiwanese athletes won medals. When Lin Tzu-hui of Chinese Taipei won a gold medal, the National Banner Song, not the National Anthem of the Republic of China, was played at the medal ceremony.[3]
Three days before the beginning of the Games, the Taipei Times reported that two of Chinese Taipei's star athletes, double Paralympic champion Chiang Chih-chung and world athletics champion Chen Ming-tsai, had been barred from attending by the International Paralympic Committee. The Times added that no reason had been given for the ban, even after the Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee had requested an explanation from the IPC. A representative of the CTPC stated that the People's Republic of China may have "interfered for political reasons" to prevent Chiang and Chen from participating in the Games.[4] The Taipei Times article was subsequently reproduced on the Taiwanese government's website.[5]
See also: 2008 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Paralympics medal winners. Chinese Taipei won two medals, a gold and a bronze.[6]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's -75 kg | ||||
| Men's Individual Recurve W1/W2 |
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L 99-104|colspan=5|did not advance|-|align=left|Tseng Lung Hui|625|6|
W 104-85|
W 106-98|
W 105-104|
L 101-103|
W *92-92||}
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Chen Yu Lien | T54 | 100m | 17.83 | 9 | did not advance | |
| 200m | 33.13 | 14 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Kuo-Tai | Men's +100kg | 225.0 | 4 | |||
| Lin Tzu-hui | Women's -75kg | 137.5 | ||||
| Lin Ya-Hsuan | Women's -56kg | 75.0 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 |
See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Liu Wen-chang | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 566 | 24 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | |
| Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1126 | 13 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 | 592 | 38 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1 | 569 | 38 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | ||
See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Luo Alice Hsiao Hung | S6 | 50m freestyle | 44.42 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:33.64 | 11 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Chang Chih Jung | Men's singles C4-5 | L 1-3 | L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Lin Wen Hsin | L 0-3 | W 3-0 | 2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lin Yen Hung | L 0-3 | W 3-0 | 2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Hou Ting Sung | Men's singles C8 | L 1-3 | L 0-3 | L 2-3 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Hu Ming Fu | W 3-1 | L 1-3 | L 2-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Wu Cheng Sheng | Men's singles C3 | L 1–3 | L 1–3 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Lin Wen Hsin Lin Yen Hung | Men's team C4-5 | W 3-1 | L 0-3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Hou Ting Sung Hu Ming Fu | Men's team C6-8 | L 0-3 | did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tsai Hui Chu | Women's singles C5 | L 0–3 | L 0–3 | W 3–0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Wei Mei Hui | L 0-3 | W 3-0 | W 3-0 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Tsai Hui Chu Wei Mei Hui | Women's team C4-5 | W 3-0 | L 2-3 | did not advance | ||||||