| Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CRC |
| NPC | Comite Paralimpico de Costa Rica |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation consisted of two competitors, both table tennis players.
| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final Bronze final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Geovanni Rodriguez | Men's singles class 3 |  Kesler (SRB)L 1–3
| did not advance | ||||
| Domingo Arguello Garcia | Men's singles class 6 |  Rosenmeier (DEN)L 0–3 | N/A | did not advance | |||
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East Timor sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. However, official records give no indication that more than one East Timorese athlete eventually entered competition. Costa Silva was also listed as the country's flagbearer for both the opening and the closing ceremonies.
Rwanda sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by a single athlete. Jean de Dieu Nkundabera, who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, competed in the 800 metre wheelchair sprint.
Iraq sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including powerlifting, athletics, and volleyball.
Uruguay sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by two athletes, competing in two sports.
Zambia competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of a single athlete, middle-distance runner Larson Katongo. The 21-year-old Katongo, who is visually impaired, participated in the 800 metre and 1500 metre events. Although he had competed in international meets before, this was his first Paralympic Games. Katongo's trainer is Paul Mwansa.
The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The Emirati delegation consisted of 24 people, of whom eight were competitors: six athletes, one powerlifter and one sport shooter. Other members of the delegation included representatives of the country's Athletes with Special Needs organization, led by Abdul Razak Ahmed al Rasheed. The Emirati team was sponsored by the Abu Dhabi–based Union National Bank.
Peru sent a delegation of four athletes to compete in three sports at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Madagascar competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
Turkmenistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by three athletes, all competing in powerlifting.
Benin sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. They were represented by one athlete, powerlifter Blandine Sahenou.
Ecuador sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation consisted of two competitors, both powerlifters.
Uzbekistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Lebanon sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Tajikistan sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The country was represented by two athletes, both competing in powerlifting. Flagbearer Khayrullo Abdurahimov, however, does not appear on his event's official scoresheet, so he seems to not have been active in the Paralympics.
Niger sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records, the country's only representative was powerlifter Zakari Amadou.
Guatemala sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation consisted of a single competitor, runner Cesar Lopez.
El Salvador sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The delegation consisted of a single competitor, runner Zulma Cruz.
Qatar sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It did not win any medals.
Costa Rica made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending just two representatives to compete in men's track and field. Absent in 1996, it returned in 2000, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. Its delegations have always been small: a single athlete in track and field in 2000; a single swimmer in 2004; two table tennis players in 2008, a single athlete in track and field and a cyclist on 2012.
The incidence of disability in Costa Rica is about 10.5% of the population. The country is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 2008.
