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.
| 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) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Ele Opeloge | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | August 16 |
Archery
editSamoa 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Athletics
editAunese Curreen set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47.45.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aunese Curreen | 800 m | 1:47.45 NR | 6 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Serafina Akeli | Javelin throw | 49.26 | 49 | Did not advance | |
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Boxing
editSamoa 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Satupaitea Farani Tavui | Light heavyweight |  Šivolija (CRO)L RSC |
Did not advance | ||||
Canoeing
editSprint
edit| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Weightlifting
edit| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ele Opeloge[7] | Women's +75 kg | 119 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 269 |
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References
edit- ^ "Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics", ABC Radio Australia, August 4, 2008
- ^ "Tears instead of dreams for Samoan", Reuters, August 16, 2008
- ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Men
- ^ "Lessons learned by Pacific athletes from world's best" Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, ABC Radio Australia, August 21, 2008
- ^ "aiba.org at Directnic". www.aiba.org.
- ^ "Samoa's Tavui suffers severe knockout." Reuters. 9 August 2008. Accessed 9 August 2008.
- ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
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