Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	MKD
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Website	www.mok.org.mk  (in Macedonian)
in Beijing
Competitors	7 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Atanas Nikolovski
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

In total, seven athletes including five men and two women represented the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in five different sports including athletics, canoeing, shooting, swimming and wrestling.

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Canoeing	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	5	2	7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, two Macedonian athletes participated in the athletics events – Ivana Rožman in the women's 100 m and Redžep Selman in the men's triple jump. ^[1]

The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 18 August 2008. Selman contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 15.29 m came on his second attempt. However, it was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 37th overall. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Redžep Selman	Triple jump	15.29	37	Did not advance

The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Rožman finished seventh in her heat in a time of 12.92 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ivana Rožman	100 m	12.92	7	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the canoeing events – Atanas Nikolovski in the men's slalom K-1. ^[1]

The qualifying round for the men's slalom K-1 took place on 11 August 2008. Nikolovski completed his two runs in a combined time of three minutes 1.19 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Atanas Nikolovski	Men's K-1	92.63	21	88.56	15	181.19	19	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the shooting events – Sašo Nestorov in the men's 10 m air rifle. ^[1]

The men's 10 m air rifle took place on 11 August 2008. In the preliminary round, Nestorov scored a total of 558 points across the six rounds. He did nt advance to the final and was ranked 51st overall. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sašo Nestorov	10 m air rifle	558	51	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, two Macedonian athletes participated in the swimming events – Elena Popovska in the women's 100 m freestyle and Mihajlo Ristovski in the men's 200 m freestyle. ^[1]

The heats for the men's 200 m freestyle took place on 10 August 2008. Ristovski finished first in his heat in a time of one minute 57.45 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mihajlo Ristovski	200 m freestyle	1:57.45	55	Did not advance

The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle took place on 13 August 2008. Popovska finished second in her heat in a time of 59.93 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elena Popovska	100 m freestyle	59.93	47	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Murad Ramazanov in the men's freestyle −60 kg category. ^[1]

The men's freestyle −60 kg category took place on 19 August 2008. Ramazanov defeated Tevfik Odabaşı of Turkey in the first round. In the second round, he defeated to Kim Jong-Dae of South Korea. In the quarter-finals, he lost to Mavlet Batirov of Russia, In the repechage, he lost to Zelimkhan Huseynov of Azerbaijan. ^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Murad Ramazanov	−60 kg	Odabaşı  (TUR) W 3–1 PP	Kim J-D  (KOR) W 3–1 PP	Batirov  (RUS) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	Bye	Huseynov  (AZE) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	7

See also

• Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "North Macedonia [sic] at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
2. "2008 Summer Olympics, Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
3. "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
4. "2008 Summer Olympics, Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
5. "2008 Summer Olympics, Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
6. "2008 Summer Olympics, 200 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
7. "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
8. "2008 Summer Olympics, Lightweight, Freestyle (≤60 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.