Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SAM |
NOC | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Ele Opeloge (opening) Aunese Curreen (closing) |
Medals Ranked 70th |
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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 2016 wave of doping samples retesting.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Ele Opeloge | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | August 16 |
Archery
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 | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Joseph Muaausa | Men's individual | 563 | 64 | ![]() 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]
- 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
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aunese Curreen | 800 m | 1:47.45 NR | 6 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Serafina Akeli | Javelin throw | 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.[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 | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Satupaitea Farani Tavui | Light heavyweight | ![]() L RSC |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
Sprint
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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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
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Ele Opeloge[7] | Women's +75 kg | 119 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 269 | ![]() |
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
- ^ http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=1301
- ^ "Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008