Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag | |
| IPC code | TPE |
| NPC | Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 17 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hou Ting Sung |
| Medals Ranked 50th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The delegation consisted of seventeen competitors in six sports: archery, track and field athletics, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and table tennis. The athletes were ten men and seven women ranging in age from 27 to 53 years old.[1]
"Chinese Taipei" is the delegation name used since 1979 by athletes from
As in previous editions of the Summer Paralympics, the
Three days before the beginning of the Games, the Taipei Times reported that two of Chinese Taipei's star athletes, double Paralympic champion Chiang Chih-chung and world athletics champion Chen Ming-tsai, had been barred from attending by the International Paralympic Committee. The Times added that no reason had been given for the ban, even after the Chinese Taipei Paralympic Committee had requested an explanation from the IPC. A representative of the CTPC stated that the People's Republic of China may have "interfered for political reasons" to prevent Chiang and Chen from participating in the Games.[4] The Taipei Times article was subsequently reproduced on the Taiwanese government's website.[5]
Medalists
Chinese Taipei won two medals, a gold and a bronze.[6]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Lin Tzu-hui | Powerlifting | Women's -75 kg |
 Bronze |
Tseng Lung Hui |
Archery | Men's Individual Recurve W1/W2 |
Sports
Archery
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | ||
| Chen Wu Ying | Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | 552 | 26 |  Vitale (ITA)L 99-104 |
did not advance | ||||
Tseng Lung Hui
|
625 | 6 |  Raksamai (THA)W 104-85 |
 Yoshida (JPN)W 106-98 |
 Lee H G (KOR )W 105-104 |
Vitale (ITA) L 101-103 |
 Ozen (TUR)W *92-92 |
| |
* Tseng won 9 arrows to 6 arrows shot by Ozgur Ozen of Turkey in the bronze medal match.
Athletics
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Chen Yu Lien | T54 | 100m
|
17.83 | 9 | did not advance | |
200m
|
33.13 | 14 | did not advance | |||
Powerlifting
| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Kuo-Tai | Men's +100kg | 225.0 | 4 | ||
| Lin Tzu-hui | Women's -75kg | 137.5 |
| ||
| Lin Ya-Hsuan | Women's -56kg | 75.0 | 77.5 | 82.5 | 6 |
Shooting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Liu Wen-chang | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1
|
566 | 24 | did not advance | ||
Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1
|
1126 | 13 | did not advance | |||
Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1
|
592 | 38 | did not advance | |||
Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1
|
569 | 38 | did not advance | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Lin Chin-mei | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 357 | 12 | did not advance | ||
Swimming
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Luo Alice Hsiao Hung | S6 | 50m freestyle
|
44.42 | 11 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle
|
1:33.64 | 11 | did not advance | |||
Table tennis
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Chang Chih Jung | Men's singles C4-5
|
 Mihalik (SVK )L 1-3 |
Kim B Y (KOR )L 0-3 |
— | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Lin Wen Hsin |  Bolldén (SWE)L 0-3 |
 Ank (BRA)W 3-0 |
— | 2 | did not advance | |||||
Lin Yen Hung
|
 Zhang Y (CHN )L 0-3 |
Chaiwut (THA) W 3-0 |
— | 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Hou Ting Sung | Men's singles C8
|
Li M (CHN) L 1-3 |
Csejtey (SVK) L 0-3 |
 Serignat (FRA )L 2-3 |
4 | did not advance | ||||
Hu Ming Fu
|
 Grudzien (POL )W 3-1 |
 Loicq (BEL)L 1-3 |
Pichon (FRA) L 2-3 |
3 | did not advance | |||||
| Wu Cheng Sheng | Men's singles C3
|
 Gurtler (GER)L 1–3 |
Kim J S (KOR) L 1–3 |
— | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Lin Yen Hung
|
Men's team C4-5
|
— | Brazil (BRA) W 3-1 |
China (CHN) L 0-3 |
did not advance | |||||
Hu Ming Fu
|
Men's team C6-8
|
— | Germany (GER) L 0-3 |
did not advance | ||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tsai Hui Chu | Women's singles C5
|
Ren G (CHN) L 0–3 |
Lundback (SWE )L 0–3 |
Passos (BRA) W 3–0 |
3 | did not advance | ||||
Wei Mei Hui
|
Gu G (CHN) L 0-3 |
 Paredes (MEX)W 3-0 |
 Wong P Y (HKG)W 3-0 |
3 | did not advance | |||||
Wei Mei Hui
|
Women's team C4-5
|
— | Mexico (MEX) W 3-0 |
 Jordan (JOR)L 2-3 |
did not advance | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Chinese Taipei athletes ready for Paralympics". China Daily. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ "Reinstatement in the Olympic Movement", Chinese Olympic Committee, March 27, 2004
- ^ "Taiwan shut out of Olympic warm-up", Taipei Times, February 22, 2008
- ^ "Local javelin ace banned from Beijing Paralympics", Taipei Times, September 3, 2008
- ^ "taiwanheadlines.gov.tw". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "Overall Medal Standings" Archived September 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympics