| Chile at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CHI |
| NPC | Chile Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Robinson Méndez (opening) Cristián Valenzuela (closing) |
| Medals Ranked -th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Chile competed at the2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing,China. The country's delegation consisted of four competitors: twowheelchair tennis players, onetrack and field athlete, and oneswimmer. Other members of the delegation included the President of the Paralympic Federation of Chile, Mario Quijada, the Mission Chief, Patricio Bowen, and Doctor Alberto Vargas. The group left for Beijing on September 1. Tennis player Robinson Méndez was the country's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
In tennis, Méndez and Francisco Cayulef competed in both singles and doubles events. Runner Cristián Valenzuela participated in the 1500 metre race, and swimmer Macarena Quero took part in the 50 metre freestyle S10 event.[1]
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Cristian Valenzuela | T11 | 1500 m | 4:27.94 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Macarena Quero | S10 | 50 m freestyle | 34.78 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
| Francisco Cayulef | Open | Singles |  Welch (USA)L 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Robinson Méndez | Open | Singles |  Jeremiasz (FRA)L 1–6, 0–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Robinson Méndez Francisco Cayulef | Open | Doubles | N/A |  Khulongrua - Kruamai (THA)L 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||