Papua New Guinea at the Paralympics

Papua New Guinea at the Paralympic Games
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Paralympic history
Summer Games
1960–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Papua New Guinea first competed at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, sending a delegation of four athletes to compete in track and field, then missed out on three consecutive Games before returning in 2000, with two athletes in track and field and one in powerlifting.^[1] Papua New Guinea was absent again in 2004, and returned for its third competition in 2008.^[2]

Francis Kompaon won Papua New Guinea's first ever Paralympic or Olympic medal when he took silver in the 100 metre sprint, T46 category, at the 2008 Games. He finished 0.05 seconds behind gold medal winner Heath Francis, of Australia.^{[3] [4]}

Papua New Guinea has never taken part in the Winter Paralympic Games.^[1]

List of medallists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
02 ! Silver	Francis Kompaon	2008 Beijing	Athletics	100m T46

See also

• Papua New Guinea at the Olympics

References

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