Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Papua New Guinea sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country was represented by two athletes, Francis Kompaon and Joyleen Jeffrey, both competing in track and field."Preview of Island Athletes at the Paralympic Games" , Oceania Athletics Association, September 1, 2008"Toua makes comeback complete in PNG Olympic squad" , ABC Radio Australia, July 9, 2008 The country had requested wildcard entries, but the request was turned down by the Beijing Paralympic organisers."PNG wildcard bid fails for Paralympics" , ABC Radio Australia, June 18, 2008

Papua New Guinea was making its return to the Paralympics, having competed in 2000 but not in 2004."IPC chief confident 2004 Games momentum will continue with this week's Paralympics" , Embassy of Greece to the United States, September 16, 2004

Medallists Francis Kompaon won Papua New Guinea's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal."Silver for Francis Kompaon" , Oceania Athletics Association, September 15, 2008"Kompaon a champ on our national day" , Post Courier, September 16, 2008 It was the country's only medal of the Games."Overall Medal Standings", official website of the 2008 Paralympics

Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 100m (T46)

Athletics

AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankFrancis KompaonT46Men's 100m11.103 Q11.10Men's 200m23.309did not advanceJoyleen JeffreyT12Women's 100mDSQdid not advance

See also 2008 Summer Paralympics Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee