Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SAM |
NOC | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Ele Opeloge (opening) Aunese Curreen (closing) |
Medals Ranked 70th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Samoa sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by a total of six athletes. [1] The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was weightlifter Ele Opeloge. [2] Samoa won its first Olympic medal due to medals reallocation after the IOC's retesting of doping samples in 2016.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Ele Opeloge | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | August 16 |
Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Muaausa earned the nation's first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship. [3]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Joseph Muaausa | Men's individual | 563 | 64 | Serrano (MEX) (1) L 88–116 | Did not advance |
Aunese Curreen set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47.45. [4]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aunese Curreen | 800 m | 1:47.45 NR | 6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Serafina Akeli | Javelin throw | 49.26 | 49 | Did not advance |
Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Satupaitea Farani Tavui earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament. [5] Tavui lost his first match against Croatia's Marijo Šivolija, being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital. [6]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Satupaitea Farani Tavui | Light heavyweight | Šivolija (CRO) LRSC | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Rudolph Berking-Williams | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:47.839 | 8 QS | DNS | Did not advance | ||
Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:00.784 | 7 QS | 4:04.658 | 9 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Ele Opeloge [7] | Women's +75 kg | 119 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 269 |
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