Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Guinea-Bissau at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg
IOC code GBS
NOC Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Augusto Midana
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guinea-Bissau was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented Guinea-Bissau in two different sports including athletics and wrestling.

Background

Guinea-Bissau made their Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China marked their fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics. [1]

Competitors

In total, three athletes represented Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across different sports. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Wrestling 101
Total213

Athletics

In total, two Bissau-Guinean athletes participated in the athletics events – Holder da Silva in the men's 100 m and Domingas Togna in the women's 1,500 m. [2]

The athletics events took place at the Beijing National Stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing from 15 to 24 August 2008. [3]

The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 15 August 2008. Da Silva finished fifth in his heat in a time of 10.58 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [4]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Holder da Silva 100 m 10.585did not advance

The heats for the women's 1,500 m took place on 21 August 2008. Togna finished 11th in her heat in a time of five minutes 5.76 seconds and she did not advance to the final. [5]

AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Domingas Togna 1,500 m 5:05.76 NR 11did not advance

Wrestling

In total, one Bissau-Guinean athlete participated in the wrestling events – Augusto Midana in the men's freestyle −74 kg category. [2]

The wrestling events took place at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Haidian, Beijing from 12 to 21 August 2008. [6]

The men's freestyle −74 kg category took place on 20 August 2008. Midana received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he lost to Gela Saghirashvili of Georgia. [7]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Augusto Midana −74 kg ByeFlag of Georgia.svg  Saghirashvili  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
did not advance17

References

  1. "Guinea Bissau (GBS)". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Guinea Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. "Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. "2008 Summer Olympics, 1,500 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. "Zhongguo Nongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. "2008 Summer Olympics, Middleweight, Freestyle (≤74 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.