Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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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.[1][2] The country had requested wildcard entries, but the request was turned down by the Beijing Paralympic organisers.[3]
Papua New Guinea was making its return to the Paralympics, having competed in 2000 but not in 2004.[4]
Medallists
Francis Kompaon won Papua New Guinea's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal.[5][6] It was the country's only medal of the Games.[7]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Francis Kompaon | Athletics | Men's 100m (T46) |
Athletics
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Francis Kompaon | T46 | Men's 100m | 11.10 | 3 Q | 11.10 | |
| Men's 200m | 23.30 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| Joyleen Jeffrey | T12 | Women's 100m | DSQ | did not advance | ||