Nicaragua at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Nicaragua at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nicaragua.svg
IOC code NCA
NOC Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense
in Beijing
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Alexis Argüello
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nicaragua competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The country's flag-bearer at the Opening ceremony was boxer Alexis Arguello. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Juan Zeledon 200 m 23.399Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jessica Aguilera [1] 100 m 13.157Did not advance
Key

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Walter Martínez [2] [3] 10 m air rifle 56950Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 57655Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Omar Núñez 50 m freestyle 26.0072Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dalia Torrez Zamora 50 m freestyle 27.8153Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Karla Moreno Women's −48 kg 6511851115011

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References

  1. 1 2 "Xinhua - Alexis Arguello to bear Nicaraguan flag in Beijing Olympics". Archived from the original on July 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. "Nicaragua confirms athletes for Beijing Olympics". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  3. Xinhua states incorrectly that Martinez is an archer. He is in fact a shooter. (See the website of the International Shooting Sport Federation Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine , and the list of qualified archers Archived 2012-08-16 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the International Archery Federation.)