Puerto Rico competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The delegation consisted of three competitors, one track and field athlete, one sailor, and one sport shooter.
| Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | PUR |
| NPC | Comite Paralimpico de Puerto Rico |
| in Beijing | |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
The country won one medal, a bronze.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Nilda Gomez Lopez | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
Track and field athletics edit
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexis Pizarro-Jimenez | Men's shot put F57/58 | N/A | 12.99 | 868 | 12 | |||
Sailing edit
One Puerto Rican athlete, Julio Reguero, competed in the single-person 2.4mR keelboat event. Reguero finished in ninth place out of sixteen sailors.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total points | Net points Total-(#) |
Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Julio Reguero | 2.4 mR - 1 person keelboat | 7 | (17) OCS |
13 | 5 | 5 | 8 | (15) | 7 | 7 | 13 | CAN | 97 | 65 | 9 |
- Key
- (#) = Worst two results discarded
- OCS = On the course side of the starting line (penalty)
- CAN = Race canceled
Shooting edit
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nilda Gomez Lopez | Women's air rifle standing SH1 | 387 | 5 | 489.2 | 
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| Women's sport rifle 3x20 SH1 | 536 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
See also edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Overall Medal Standings", official website of the Beijing Paralympics
- ^ "Sailing: 1P Keelboat (2.4mr): Fleet Overall" (PDF). The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. September 13, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.