page_title: Bolivia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
section_title: Cycling
hierarchical_section_title: Bolivia at the 2008 Summer Olympics / Cycling
caption_attribution_description: English: Yongdingmen and Yongdingmen square, Beijing. 中文（中国大陆）‎: 北京永定门及永定门南广场
context_page_description: Bolivia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The South American country's delegation was the fifteenth Summer Olympic team and seventeenth overall Olympic team overall sent by the country. Bolivia's National Olympic Committee sent seven athletes–three women and four men–across five sports and seven distinct events. A substantial number of the athletes originated in southern Bolivian cities, most notably Santa Cruz de la Sierra. All athletes except for cyclist Horacio Gallardo finished their events, although no medals were won by the country at these Games. Trap shooter César Menacho was the Bolivian flag bearer at the ceremonies.
context_section_description: Horacio "Torpedo" Gallardo Burgos competed in the Beijing Olympics on Bolivia's behalf as its only road cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race. Born in the southern town of San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarija, Gallardo was 27 years old at the time of his competition in Beijing. Gallardo had not previously competed at any Olympic games. He competed in the men's individual road race, which took place on the 8th of August. The competition included 143 cyclists, with 90 finishing the race; Gallardo was one of the 53 competitors who did not finish the race.
caption: Yongdingmen Square, the starting line of the Urban Road Cycling Course upon which Gallardo competed in his event
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