| Colombia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | COL |
| NPC | Colombian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 12 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Colombia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Elkin Serna | Athletics | Men's marathon T12 |
 Bronze | Moises Fuentes | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Elkin Serna | T12 | 10000m | — | 32:39.24 | 4 | ||
| Marathon | — | 2:31:16 | | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Chacon | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 1:56:17 | 19 |
| Men's road time trial LC2 | 35:56.74 | 6 | |
| Kennedy Jacome | Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4 | 2:00:34 | 22 |
| Men's road time trial LC1 | 39:09.37 | 14 | |
| Carlos Arciniegas Juan Carreno (pilot) | Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | DNS | |
| Men's road time trial B&VI1-3 | 36:08.97 | 16 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Luis Chacon | Men's individual pursuit LC2 | 5:15.15 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial LC2 | — | 1:16.92 | 9 | ||||
| Kennedy Jacome | Men's individual pursuit LC1 | 5:16.90 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| Men's time trial LC1 | — | 1:14.69 | 11 | ||||
| Carlos Arciniegas Juan Carreno (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 Nattkemper (ARG) / Ferrari (ARG)W 11.627 | 7 | |
| Men's time trial B&VI 1-3 | — | 1:08.867 | 11 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Juan Pablo Castellanos | Men's 60kg |  Hirose (JPN)L 0000–1010 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jainer Cantillo | 60kg | 160.0 | 6 |
| 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 | | |
| Miguel Otero | S12 | 100m butterfly | 1:16.99 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Naiver Ome | SB4 | 100m breaststroke | 2:20.93 | 8 Q | 2:28.28 | 8 |
| 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 | ||
| Eliecer Oquendo | Men's singles |  Li B (CHN)L 5-7, 6-3, 4-6 | did not advance | ||||
| Johana Martinez | Women's singles | — |  Sevenans (BEL)L 0-6, 0-6 | did not advance | |||
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