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Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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MRI

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Stephan Buckland

Competitors
  
12 in 7 sports

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Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Mauritius Olympic Committee

Medals Ranked 80th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Mauritius competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever medal (bronze) in boxing.

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Archery

Mauritius will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. The country was given one spot in the women's individual competition via Tripartite Commission invitation; Veronique D'Unienville will be Mauritius's representative.

Athletics

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
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Women
    Track & road events

    Boxing

    Mauritius qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Julie and Colin both earned spots at the second African qualifying tournament. Bruno Julie is the first Olympic medalist for Mauritius since the nation began competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Julie secured a bronze medal with the quarterfinal victory over Venezuela's Héctor Manzanilla on August 18, 2008.

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    References

    Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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