Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Samoa
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]
Archery
Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Walter earned the country its first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.[3]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Joseph Walter | Individual | 563 | 64 |  Juan Rene Serrano (MEX) (1)
L 88 - 116 |
Did not advance | |||||
Athletics
Aunese Curreen set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47:45.[4]
| Athletes | Event | Qualifiers/Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Position | Result | Position | Result | Position | ||
| Aunese Curreen[5] | Men's 800m | 1:47.45 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Serafina Akeli | Women's javelin | 49,26 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
Boxing
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.[6]
Tavui lost his first match against Croatia's Marijo Šivolija, being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| Satupaitea Farani Tavui | Light heavyweight |  Marijo Sivolija-JelicaReferee Stopped Contest |
Did not advance | |||||
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Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | ||
| Rudolph Berking-Williams | K-1 500 m | 1:47.839 | 8 QS | Did Not Start | Did not advance | ||
| K-1 1000 m | 4:00.784 | 7 QS | 4:04.658 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
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.[8]
Weightlifting
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ele Opeloge[9] | +75 kg | 119.0 | 4 | 150.0 | 3 | 269.0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics", ABC Radio Australia, August 4, 2008
- ^ "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan", Reuters, August 16, 2008
- ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
- ^ "Lessons learned by Pacific athletes from world's best", ABC Radio Australia, August 21, 2008
- ^ "Aunese excited to go to Beijing", Saipan Tribune, June 27, 2008
- ^ http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1301
- ^ "Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008
- ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
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