| Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MRI |
| NOC | Mauritius Olympic Committee |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 12 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Stephan Buckland |
| Medals Ranked 80th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Bruno Julie | Boxing | Bantamweight | August 22 |
Mauritius sent 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. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Veronique D'Unienville | Women's individual | 605 | 53 |  Román (MEX) (12)L 97–108 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Stephan Buckland | 200 m | 20.98 | 3 Q | 20.37 SB | 5 q | 20.48 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Eric Milazar | 400 m | 46.06 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Arnaud Casquette | Long jump | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Annabelle Lascar | 400 m | 2:06.11 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Karen Foo Kune | Women's singles | Bye |  Lu L (CHN)L 3–21, 1–7ret | Did not advance | ||||
Mauritius qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Julie and Colin both earned spots at the second African qualifying tournament. [2] 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. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Bruno Julie | Bantamweight |  Nketu (LES)W 17–8 |  Tadjibayev (UZB)W 16–4 |  Manzanilla (VEN)W 13–9 |  León (CUB)L 5–7 | Did not advance | |
| Richarno Colin | Light welterweight |  Carvalho (BRA)W 15–11 |  Kovalev (RUS)L 2–11 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelie Halbwachs | Women's road race | 3:52:11 | 62 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gael Adam | 100 m freestyle | 52.35 | 57 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Diane Etiennette | 50 m freestyle | 28.83 | 63 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ravi Bhollah | Men's −94 kg | 125 | 18 | 150 | 16 | 275 | 16 |
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