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Summar-OL 2008 – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Tuvalu á Summar-OL 2008" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_aux_Jeux_olympiques_d%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9_de_2008" title="Tuvalu aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Tuvalu aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%EB%85%84_%ED%95%98%EA%B3%84_%EC%98%AC%EB%A6%BC%ED%94%BD_%ED%88%AC%EB%B0%9C%EB%A3%A8_%EC%84%A0%EC%88%98%EB%8B%A8" title="2008년 하계 올림픽 투발루 선수단 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2008년 하계 올림픽 투발루 선수단" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_op_de_Olympische_Zomerspelen_2008" title="Tuvalu op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2008 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Tuvalu op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2008" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E5%B9%B4%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E3%83%84%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%9B%A3" title="2008年北京オリンピックのツバル選手団 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="2008年北京オリンピックのツバル選手団" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_under_Sommer-OL_2008" title="Tuvalu under Sommer-OL 2008 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tuvalu under Sommer-OL 2008" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_na_Letnich_Igrzyskach_Olimpijskich_2008" title="Tuvalu na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2008 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Tuvalu na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2008" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_nos_Jogos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Ver%C3%A3o_de_2008" title="Tuvalu nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2008 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tuvalu nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2008" 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sommarspelen 2008 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Tuvalu i olympiska sommarspelen 2008" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99_2008" title="ประเทศตูวาลูในโอลิมปิกฤดูร้อน 2008 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ประเทศตูวาลูในโอลิมปิกฤดูร้อน 2008" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Yaz_Olimpiyatlar%C4%B1%27nda_Tuvalu" 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Olympic Committee">Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oceaniasport.com/tuvalu">www<wbr />.oceaniasport<wbr />.com<wbr />/tuvalu</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">in <span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a></span></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Competitors</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>3</b> in <b>2</b> sports</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_national_flag_bearers" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers">Flag bearer </a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Logona_Esau" title="Logona Esau">Logona Esau</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_medal_table" title="2008 Summer Olympics medal table">Medals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><dl style="position: relative; margin: 0; min-width: 14em; height: 3em; text-align: center; background: linear-gradient(to right, gold 25%, silver 25%, silver 50%, #c96 50%, #c96 75%, transparent 75%); color:inherit;"> <dt style="position: absolute; left: 0%; top: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%;">Gold</dt> <dd style="position: absolute; left: 0%; bottom: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%; font-size: 125%;">0</dd> <dt style="position: absolute; left: 25%; top: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%;">Silver</dt> <dd style="position: absolute; left: 25%; bottom: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%; font-size: 125%;">0</dd> <dt style="position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%;">Bronze</dt> <dd style="position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%; font-size: 125%;">0</dd> <dt style="position: absolute; left: 75%; top: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%;">Total</dt> <dd style="position: absolute; left: 75%; bottom: 0.1em; margin: 0; width: 25%; font-size: 125%;">0</dd> </dl></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Summer Olympics appearances (<a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuvalu at the Summer Olympics">overview</a>)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the 2016 Summer Olympics">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the 2020 Summer Olympics">2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the 2024 Summer Olympics">2024</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a> competed at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, from 8 to 24 August 2008. This was the nation's first ever appearance in an <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Game</a>. The delegation included two track and field athletes and one weightlifter. <a href="/wiki/Okilani_Tinilau" title="Okilani Tinilau">Okilani Tinilau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asenate_Manoa" title="Asenate Manoa">Asenate Manoa</a> participated in athletics while <a href="/wiki/Logona_Esau" title="Logona Esau">Logona Esau</a> participated in the weightlifting sport. Both <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a> athletes achieved national records. Logona Esau led the Tuvaluan squad as the nation's flag bearer in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations" title="2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations">parade of nations</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_at_the_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the Olympics">Tuvalu at the Olympics</a></div> <p>The nation of Tuvalu is a <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesian</a> <a href="/wiki/Island_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Island nation">island nation</a>, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, located in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> midway between <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>. A former <a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">colony</a> of <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a>, the island nation became fully independent within <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">The Commonwealth</a> in 1978. The nation had a population of 11,992 as of 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tuvalu's international participation in sports has been limited, however weightlifter <a href="/wiki/Logona_Esau" title="Logona Esau">Logona Esau</a> won the nation's first international competition medal during the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Mini_Games" title="Pacific Mini Games">Pacific Mini Games</a> in 2005, when he won the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_medal" title="Bronze medal">bronze</a>. He was later awarded a <a href="/wiki/Silver_medal" title="Silver medal">silver medal</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2007_Pacific_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Pacific Games">2007 Pacific Games</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_Association_of_Sports_and_National_Olympic_Committee" title="Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee">Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee</a> was formed in 2004, and gained <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> recognition in 2007 during the IOC's meetings in <a href="/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-send_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-send-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nine small islands that constitute Tuvalu own its own sports infrastructure. However, the nation has eleven active federations of national sports. Included in federation are the following Olympic sports: <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">badminton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">volleyball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Powerlifting" title="Powerlifting">weightlifting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">tennis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">table tennis</a>. The admittance of Tuvalu, along with <a href="/wiki/Montenegro_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Montenegro at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Montenegro</a> (who participated as <a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics">Serbia and Montenegro</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Marshall Islands</a> brought the total number of nations competing in the 2008 Olympics to 205.<sup id="cite_ref-New_NOCs_accepted_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_NOCs_accepted-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The members of the Tuvaluan team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were Logona Esau and two competitors in the woman's and men's 100 metre sprint. The two runners were <a href="/wiki/Asenate_Manoa" title="Asenate Manoa">Asenate Manoa</a>, who also was the nation's first female Olympian, and <a href="/wiki/Okilani_Tinilau" title="Okilani Tinilau">Okilani Tinilau</a>. Both runners trained in <a href="/wiki/Suva" title="Suva">Suva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> alongside members of the <a href="/wiki/Fiji_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Fiji national team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Manoa_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manoa-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics</a></div> <p>Asenate "Nancy" Manoa competed for Tuvalu in the Beijing Olympics as part of the women's 100 metres races. Born in Fiji, Manoa was 16 years old when she first competed in Beijing; she had not previously competed at any Olympic Games. Manoa previously trained on <a href="/wiki/Funafuti_International_Airport" title="Funafuti International Airport">Funafuti International Airport</a>'s runway until continuing her training in Fiji; her competition in Beijing marked both her Olympic début and the first time she ever used starting blocks or competed on a synthetic track.<sup id="cite_ref-manoa-sr_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manoa-sr-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the August 15 qualification round, Manoa competed in the second heat against seven other athletes. She finished the event in 14.05 seconds, placing last in the event; Manoa was directly behind <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Pakistan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sadaf_Siddiqui" title="Sadaf Siddiqui">Sadaf Siddiqui</a> (12.41 seconds) and <a href="/wiki/Iraq_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Iraq at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Iraq</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dana_Abdulrazak" class="mw-redirect" title="Dana Abdulrazak">Dana Abdulrazak</a> (12.36 seconds) in a heat led by <a href="/wiki/France_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="France at the 2008 Summer Olympics">France</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Christine_Arron" title="Christine Arron">Christine Arron</a> (11.37 seconds) and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">American</a> runner <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Williams" title="Lauryn Williams">Lauryn Williams</a> (11.38 seconds). Of the 85 competitors, Asenate Manoa ranked 83rd. She did not advance to later rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-302ESPN_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302ESPN-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both her and Tinilau qualified for the event via universality placement. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Okilani_Tinilau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Okilani_Tinilau.jpg/125px-Okilani_Tinilau.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Okilani_Tinilau.jpg/188px-Okilani_Tinilau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Okilani_Tinilau.jpg/250px-Okilani_Tinilau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2680" data-file-height="4020" /></a><figcaption>Okilani Tinilau represented Tuvalu in the men's 100 meters.</figcaption></figure> <p>Okilani Tinilau was the only male athlete from Tuvalu who competed in a track and field event, representing the country in the men's 100 metres races at the Beijing Olympics. He was born in January 1989, and was 19 years old at the time of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Tinilau had not previously competed at any Olympic Games.<sup id="cite_ref-tinilau-sr_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tinilau-sr-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the course of the races, which took place during August 14, Tinilau competed in the tenth heat against seven other athletes. He finished the race in 11.48 seconds, placing last in the event. he was directly behind <a href="/wiki/Chad_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Chad at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Chad</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Moumi_S%C3%A9bergu%C3%A9" title="Moumi Sébergué">Moumi Sébergué</a> (11.14 seconds), who placed seventh; and <a href="/wiki/Gabon_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Gabon at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Gabon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wilfried_Bingangoye" title="Wilfried Bingangoye">Wilfried Bingangoye</a> (10.87 seconds), who placed sixth. The heat itself was led by <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Netherlands Antilles at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Dutch Antilean</a> athlete <a href="/wiki/Churandy_Martina" title="Churandy Martina">Churandy Martina</a> (10.35 seconds) and <a href="/wiki/Japan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Japanese</a> runner <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Tsukahara" title="Naoki Tsukahara">Naoki Tsukahara</a> (10.39 seconds). Of the 80 competitors in the event, Tinilau ranked 77th and did not advance to later rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-256ESPN_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256ESPN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="font-size:85%;"> <dl><dt>Key</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>Note</b>–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only</li> <li><b>Q</b> = Qualified for the next round</li> <li><b>q</b> = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser <i>or</i>, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target</li> <li><b>NR</b> = National record</li> <li>N/A = Round not applicable for the event</li> <li>Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Men</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Athlete </th> <th rowspan="2">Event </th> <th colspan="2">Heat </th> <th colspan="2">Quarterfinal </th> <th colspan="2">Semifinal </th> <th colspan="2">Final </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Okilani_Tinilau" title="Okilani Tinilau">Okilani Tinilau</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_100_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres">100 m</a> </td> <td>11.48 <b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tuvaluan_records_in_athletics" title="List of Tuvaluan records in athletics"><abbr title="National record">NR</abbr></a></b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td colspan="6">Did not advance </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Women</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Athlete </th> <th rowspan="2">Event </th> <th colspan="2">Heat </th> <th colspan="2">Quarterfinal </th> <th colspan="2">Semifinal </th> <th colspan="2">Final </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Asenate_Manoa" title="Asenate Manoa">Asenate Manoa</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres">100 m</a> </td> <td>14.05 <b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tuvaluan_records_in_athletics" title="List of Tuvaluan records in athletics"><abbr title="National record">NR</abbr></a></b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td colspan="6">Did not advance </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-tuvaluislands_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuvaluislands-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weightlifting">Weightlifting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Weightlifting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Weightlifting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics</a></div><p>Logona Esau qualified for weightlifting via an invitation from the Tripartite commission. He represented Tuvalu as its first weightlifter, and its only competitor in the sport at the Beijing Games. He competed in the <a href="/wiki/Lightweight" title="Lightweight">lightweight</a> class. Born in the South Pacific island nation of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> in 1987, Esau was 21 years old at the time of his participation in his Beijing event. He was the most experienced and decorated of the three Tuvaluan athletes who came to Beijing's Olympic Games, having previously medaled in Oceanian international competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-esau-sr_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esau-sr-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Logona Esau's event, which took place on August 12, included 30 athletes. He and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics">New Zealand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Mark_Spooner" title="Mark Spooner">Mark Spooner</a> were the only competitors from Oceania in that particular competition.<sup id="cite_ref-111ESPN_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111ESPN-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of Esau's <a href="/wiki/Snatch_(weightlifting)" title="Snatch (weightlifting)">snatches</a> were successful, and he lifted 102 kilograms, 107 kilograms, and 110 kilograms successively. During the <a href="/wiki/Clean_and_jerk" title="Clean and jerk">clean and jerks</a>, Esau successfully lifted 138 kilograms, then 144 kilograms. He unsuccessfully attempted to lift 148 kilograms. His total score, a combination of his highest snatch and clean and jerk lifts, was 254 kilograms.<sup id="cite_ref-esau-sr_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esau-sr-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ranked the Tuvaluan in 23rd place out of the 24 athletes who finished the event. <a href="/wiki/Tajikistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Tajikistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Tajikistan</a> scored below Tuvalu at 250 kilograms and <a href="/wiki/Nepal_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Nepal</a> scored immediately above at 268 kilograms. In comparison, <a href="/wiki/Liao_Hui_(weightlifter)" title="Liao Hui (weightlifter)">Liao Hui</a> of <a href="/wiki/China_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="China at the 2008 Summer Olympics">China</a> won the gold medal after lifting a combined 348 kilograms.<sup id="cite_ref-111ESPN_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111ESPN-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Athlete </th> <th rowspan="2">Event </th> <th colspan="2">Snatch </th> <th colspan="2">Clean & Jerk </th> <th rowspan="2">Total </th> <th rowspan="2">Rank </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Logona_Esau" title="Logona Esau">Logona Esau</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Weightlifting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_69_kg" title="Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg">Men's −69 kg</a> </td> <td>110 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>144 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>254 </td> <td>23 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-tuvaluislands_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tuvaluislands-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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