| Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | PUR |
| NPC | Comite Paralimpico de Puerto Rico |
| in Beijing | |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
Medalists
The country won one medal, a bronze.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Nilda Gomez Lopez | Shooting | Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 |
Track and field athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics| 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
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsOne Puerto Rican athlete, Julio Reguero, competed in the single-person 2.4mR keelboat event. Reguero finished in ninth place out of sixteen sailors.
| 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
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Nilda Gomez Lopez | Women's air rifle standing SH1 | 387 | 5 Q | 489.2 | 
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| Women's sport rifle 3x20 SH1 | 536 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
See also
External links
References
- "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.