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Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SAM

Competitors
  
6 in 5 sports

Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.

Website
  
www.oceaniasport.com/samoa

Flag bearer
  
Ele Opeloge (opening)Aunese Curreen (closing)

MedalsRanked 70th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0101

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

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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.

Athletics

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

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
    Women

    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. Tavui lost his first match against Croatia's Marijo Šivolija, being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.

    Sprint

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

    References

    Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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