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{{infobox country at games
{{Infobox Olympics Samoa
| NOC = SAM
|games=2008 Summer
| NOCname = Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
|competitors= 6
| games = Summer Olympics
|sports= 6
| year = 2008
|flagbearer= [[Ele Opeloge]]
| flagcaption =
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| website = {{url|www.oceaniasport.com/samoa }}
| location = [[Beijing]]
| competitors = '''6'''
| sports = '''5'''
| flagbearer = [[Ele Opeloge]] (opening)<br>[[Aunese Curreen]] (closing)
| rank = 70
| gold = 0
| silver = 1
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1984
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
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}}


'''[[Samoa]]''' has sent a delegation to compete at the '''[[2008 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. The country was represented by a total of six athletes.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2323723.htm?tab=pacific "Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics"], ABC Radio Australia, August 4, 2008</ref> The country's [[2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers|flagbearer]] during the Games' [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] was weightlifter [[Ele Opeloge]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7730085 "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan"], Reuters, August 16, 2008</ref>
'''[[Samoa]]''' sent a delegation to compete at the '''[[2008 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. The country was represented by a total of six athletes.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2323723.htm?tab=pacific "Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics"], ABC Radio Australia, August 4, 2008</ref> The country's [[2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers|flagbearer]] during the Games' [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] was weightlifter [[Ele Opeloge]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/feedarticle/7730085 "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan"], Reuters, August 16, 2008</ref> Samoa won its first Olympic medal due to medals reallocation after the [[IOC]]'s retesting of doping samples in 2016.
==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Ele Opeloge]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +75 kg|Women's +75 kg]] || August 16
|-
|}


==Archery==
{{main|Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Muaausa earned the nation's first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.<ref name=ArcheryMen>[http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Olympic%20Games/2008_OG_Beijing/0713_OlympicQuota_Men.pdf FITA Olympic Qualification - Men]</ref>


==[[Image:Archery pictogram.svg|30px]] Archery==
{{main|Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification}}

Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. [[Joseph Walter]] [[Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification|earned the country its first Olympic archery qualifying spot]], in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.<ref name=ArcheryMen>[http://www.archery.org/UserFiles/Document/Olympic%20Games/2008_OG_Beijing/0713_OlympicQuota_Men.pdf FITA Olympic Qualification - Men]</ref>

'''Men'''
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Ranking Round
!colspan="2"|Ranking round
!Round of 64
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 32
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!Quarterfinals
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
!colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|-style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Score
!Score
!Seed
!Seed
!Opposition<br\>Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br\>Score
!Opposition<br />Score
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!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br\>Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br\>Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br\>Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
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|-align=center
|-
|[[Joseph Walter]]
|align=left|[[Joseph Muaausa]]
|[[Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual|Individual]]
|align=left|[[Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual|Men's individual]]
|563
|563
|64
|64
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Juan Rene Serrano]]|MEX|2008 Summer}} (1)
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Juan René Serrano|Serrano]]|MEX|2008 Summer}} (1)<br/>'''L''' 88–116
|colspan=6|Did not advance
L 88 - 116
|align=center colspan="6" |Did not advance
|}
|}


==[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics==
==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|}}
[[Aunese Curreen]] set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47.45.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2341924.htm?tab=sport "Lessons learned by Pacific athletes from world's best"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918003731/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2341924.htm?tab=sport |date=2008-09-18 }}, ABC Radio Australia, August 21, 2008</ref>


;Men
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|}}
[[Aunese Curreen]] set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47:45.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2341924.htm?tab=sport "Lessons learned by Pacific athletes from world's best"], ABC Radio Australia, August 21, 2008</ref>
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Athletes
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Qualifiers/Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
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!Result
!Result
!Rank
!Position
!Result
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!Rank
!Position
!Result
!Result
!Rank
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Aunese Curreen]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]
|1:47.45 '''[[Samoan records in athletics|NR]]'''
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}

;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|Men's 800m]]
!rowspan="2"|Event
|[[Aunese Curreen]]<ref>[http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=81217 "Aunese excited to go to Beijing"], ''Saipan Tribune'', June 27, 2008</ref>
!colspan="2"|Qualification
|align=center|1:47.45
!colspan="2"|Final
|align=center|29
|-style="font-size:95%"
|align=center colspan="4" |Did not advance
!Distance
|-
!Position
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw|Women's javelin]]
!Distance
|[[Serafina Akeli]]
!Position
|align=center|49,26
|align=center|49
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Serafina Akeli]]
|align=center colspan="4" |Did not advance
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]
|49.26
|49
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
|}


;Key
==[[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing==
*'''Note'''–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only

*'''Q''' = Qualified for the next round
{{main|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification}}
*'''q''' = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. [[Satupaitea Farani Tavui]] earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament.<ref name=BoxingQual>http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1301</ref>
*'''NR''' = National record
*N/A = Round not applicable for the event
*Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


==Boxing==
Tavui lost his first match against [[Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Croatia]]'s [[Marijo Šivolija]], being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.<ref>"[http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL935457520080809 Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout]." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.</ref>
{{main|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. [[Satupaitea Farani Tavui]] earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament.<ref name=BoxingQual>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1301|title=aiba.org at Directnic|website=www.aiba.org}}</ref> Tavui lost his first match against [[Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Croatia]]'s [[Marijo Šivolija]], being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.<ref>"[https://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSL935457520080809 Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout]." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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!Quarterfinals
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Semifinals
!Final
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
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!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-
|-align=center
|[[Satupaitea Farani Tavui]]
|align=left|[[Satupaitea Farani Tavui]]
|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]]
|align=left|[[Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marijo Sivolija-Jelica]]<br />Referee Stopped Contest
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Marijo Šivolija|Šivolija]]|CRO|2008 Summer}}<br />'''L''' {{abbr|RSC|Referee stops contest}}
|align=center colspan="6" |Did not advance
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
|}


==Canoeing==
==Canoeing==
{{main|Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification}}
{{main|Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}


===Sprint===
===[[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]]Flatwater===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

'''Men'''
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Time
!Rank
!Rank
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!Time
!Time
!Rank
!Rank
|-align=center
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Rudolph Berking-Williams]]
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Rudolph Berking-Williams]]
|[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 500 metres|K-1 500 m]]
|align=left|[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres|Men's K-1 500 m]]
|align=center|1:47.839
|1:47.839
|align=center|8 '''QS'''
|8 '''QS'''
|colspan="2" align=center|Did Not Start
|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|-
|[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres|K-1 1000 m]]
|align=left|[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres|Men's K-1 1000 m]]
|align=center|4:00.784
|4:00.784
|align=center|7 '''QS'''
|7 '''QS'''
|align=center|4:04.658
|4:04.658
|9
|align=center|9
|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
|}
<small>Qualification Legend: '''QS''' = Qualify to semi-final; '''QF''' = Qualify directly to final</small>


==Weightlifting==
==[[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}


{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|}}
17-year-old [[Emma Hunter]], a [[Samoan New Zealander]], will be the first woman to swim for Samoa at any Olympic Games. She will compete in freestyle and butterfly events.<ref>[http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/OlympicsYoungswimmerhopestobefirstwomantoswimforSamoa/tabid/209/articleID/56144/cat/41/Default.aspx "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa"], TV3, May 17, 2008</ref>

==[[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification}}

'''Women'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|-
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!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Result
!Result
!Rank
!Rank
!Result
!Result
!Rank
!Rank
|-align=center
|-
|[[Ele Opeloge]]<ref>[http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2153&change=100&changeown=102&Itemid=42 "Hale to Olympics"], ''Solomon Star'', July 14, 2008</ref>
|align=left|[[Ele Opeloge]]<ref>[http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2153&change=100&changeown=102&Itemid=42 "Hale to Olympics"], ''Solomon Star'', July 14, 2008</ref>
|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's +75 kg|Women's +75 kg]]
|align=center|119.0
|119
|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|150.0
|150
|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|269.0
|269
|{{silver02}}
|align=center|4
|}
|}


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{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{NOCin2008SummerOlympics}}


[[Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Samoa at the Olympics|2008]]
[[Category:Samoa at the Summer Olympics by year|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in Samoa|Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:2008 in Samoan sport|Summer Olympics]]


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Latest revision as of 21:14, 2 August 2021

Samoa at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSAM
NOCSamoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Beijing
Competitors6 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Ele Opeloge (opening)
Aunese Curreen (closing)
Medals
Ranked 70th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Samoa sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by a total of six athletes.[1] The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was weightlifter Ele Opeloge.[2] Samoa won its first Olympic medal due to medals reallocation after the IOC's retesting of doping samples in 2016.

Medalists

[edit]
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Ele Opeloge Weightlifting Women's +75 kg August 16

Archery

[edit]
Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Muaausa earned the nation's first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.[3]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Joseph Muaausa Men's individual 563 64  Serrano (MEX) (1)
L 88–116 		Did not advance

Athletics

[edit]
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Aunese Curreen set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47.45.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aunese Curreen 800 m 1:47.45 NR 6 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Serafina Akeli Javelin throw 49.26 49 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

[edit]
Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Satupaitea Farani Tavui earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament.[5] Tavui lost his first match against Croatia's Marijo Šivolija, being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Satupaitea Farani Tavui Light heavyweight  Šivolija (CRO)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Canoeing

[edit]
Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

[edit]
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Zeit Rank Zeit Rank Zeit Rank
Rudolph Berking-Williams Men's K-1 500 m 1:47.839 8 QS DNS Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m 4:00.784 7 QS 4:04.658 9 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Weightlifting

[edit]
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ele Opeloge[7] Women's +75 kg 119 2 150 3 269 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics", ABC Radio Australia, August 4, 2008
  2. ^ "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan", Reuters, August 16, 2008
  3. ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
  4. ^ "Lessons learned by Pacific athletes from world's best" Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Radio Australia, August 21, 2008
  5. ^ "aiba.org at Directnic". www.aiba.org.
  6. ^ "Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
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