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Colombia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Colombia at the; 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	COL
NPC	Colombian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.cpc.org.co (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors	12 in 6 sports
Medals; Ranked 60th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Colombia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Elkin Serna	Athletics	Men's marathon T12
Bronze	Moisés Fuentes	Swimming	Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB4

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Elkin Serna	T12	10000m	—		32:39.24	4
Elkin Serna	T12	Marathon	—		2:31:16

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Luis Chacon	Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4	1:56:17	19
Luis Chacon	Men's road time trial LC2	35:56.74	6
Kennedy Jacome	Men's road race LC1/LC2/CP4	2:00:34	22
Kennedy Jacome	Men's road time trial LC1	39:09.37	14
Carlos Arciniegas Juan Carreno (pilot)	Men's road race B&VI 1-3	DNS
Carlos Arciniegas Juan Carreno (pilot)	Men's road time trial B&VI1-3	36:08.97	16

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Luis Chacon	Men's individual pursuit LC2	5:15.15	7	did not advance
Luis Chacon	Men's time trial LC2	—				1:16.92	9
Kennedy Jacome	Men's individual pursuit LC1	5:16.90	14	did not advance
Kennedy Jacome	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Moisés Fuentes	S5	100m freestyle	1:30.90	9	did not advance
Moisés Fuentes	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
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Naiver Ramos	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
Athlete	Event	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 Martínez	Women's singles	—	Sevenans (BEL) L 0-6, 0-6	did not advance