IOC code FIJ | Competitors 6 in 5 sports | |
NOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Website www.fijiolympiccommittee.com Flag bearer Makelesi Bulikiobo (opening)
Carl Probert (closing) Medals Gold
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Fiji sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was female sprinter Makelesi Bulikiobo. Fiji was represented by a total of six athletes.
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Athletics
Judo
Fiji had received a berth in judo.
Shooting
Glenn Kable represented Fiji in shooting.
Swimming
Two of Fiji's top swimmers, Caroline Pickering Puamau and Rachel Ah Koy, declined to seek qualification, leaving Carl Probert as the only Fiji Islander swimmer seeking to qualify for the 2008 Games. Probert, who has taken part in every Summer Olympics since 1992, subsequently qualified for the Beijing Games.
References
Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA