Argentina
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sent a delegation to compete at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
in
Beijing
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. The country's flagbearer at the Games'
opening ceremony
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Silvio Velo
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People
* Silvio Berlusconi (born 1936), Itali ...
.
"Argentine president gives flag to Ginobili for Olympics"
, Xinhua, July 4, 2008
Medalists
Sports
Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Boccia
Cycling
Men's road
Men's track
Football 5-a-side
The men's football 5-a-side team won the bronze medal after defeating Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
in the bronze medal match.
Players
* Gonzalo Abbas Hachache
*Diego Cerega
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Et ...
*Eduardo Diaz
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Association football
* Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator
* Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese football ...
* Ivan Figueroa
* Jose Luiz Jimenez
*Dario Aldo Lencina
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Given name
* Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician
* Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director
* Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper
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* Antonio Mendoza
* Lucas Rodriguez
*Silvio Mauricio Velo
Silvio () is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin "Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to:
People
* Silvio Berlusconi (born 1936), Itali ...
Tournament
;Bronze medal match
Judo
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Wheelchair tennis
See also
*2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
*Argentina at the Paralympics
Argentina participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, with a delegation consisting in five swimmers, and has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then. The country made its Winter Paralympics début in 20 ...
*Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Argentina competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. 137 athletes qualified for the Olympic Games in 19 sports.
Manu Ginóbili, basketball player and gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was the na ...
External links
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee
References
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008
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Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...