Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Fiji at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Fiji.svg
IOC code FIJ
NOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.fasanoc.org.fj
in Beijing
Competitors6 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Makelesi Bulikiobo (opening)
Carl Probert (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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. [1] Fiji was represented by a total of six athletes. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Niko Verekauta 400 m 46.32 SB4Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Makelesi Bulikiobo [3] 400 m 52.24 SB5Did not advance
Key

Judo

Fiji had received a berth in judo. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sisilia Nasiga −70 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bosch  (NED)
L 0000–1000
Did not advanceFlag of Algeria.svg  Ouerdane  (ALG)
L 0000–1001
Did not advance

Shooting

Glenn Kable represented Fiji in shooting. [5] [6]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Glenn Kable Trap 11513Did not advance

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. [7] Probert, who has taken part in every Summer Olympics since 1992, subsequently qualified for the Beijing Games. [8]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Carl Probert 100 m freestyle 52.3758Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Josefa Vueti [9] Men's −77 kg 124261552327923

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