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mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympische_Sommerspiele_2008/Teilnehmer_(Marshallinseln)" title="Olympische Sommerspiele 2008/Teilnehmer (Marshallinseln) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Olympische Sommerspiele 2008/Teilnehmer (Marshallinseln)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islas_Marshall_en_los_Juegos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Pek%C3%ADn_2008" title="Islas Marshall en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Islas Marshall en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Eles_Marshall_aux_Jeux_olympiques_d%27%C3%A9t%C3%A9_de_2008" title="Îles Marshall aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Îles Marshall 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_%EB%A7%88%EC%85%9C_%EC%A0%9C%EB%8F%84_%EC%84%A0%EC%88%98%EB%8B%A8" title="2008년 하계 올림픽 마셜 제도 선수단 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2008년 하계 올림픽 마셜 제도 선수단" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isole_Marshall_ai_Giochi_della_XXIX_Olimpiade" title="Isole Marshall ai Giochi della XXIX Olimpiade – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Isole Marshall ai Giochi della XXIX Olimpiade" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Marshall-szigetek_a_2008._%C3%A9vi_ny%C3%A1ri_olimpiai_j%C3%A1t%C3%A9kokon" title="A Marshall-szigetek a 2008. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="A Marshall-szigetek a 2008. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalleilanden_op_de_Olympische_Zomerspelen_2008" title="Marshalleilanden op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2008 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Marshalleilanden op 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands" title="Flag of the Marshall Islands">Flag of the Marshall Islands</a></div></td></tr><tr style="font-weight: bold;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_IOC_country_codes" title="List of IOC country codes">IOC code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">MHL</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">NOC</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee</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/marshalls">www<wbr />.oceaniasport<wbr />.com<wbr />/marshalls</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>5</b> in <b>3</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/Waylon_Muller" title="Waylon Muller">Waylon Muller</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%);"> <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/Marshall_Islands_at_the_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshall Islands 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/Marshall_Islands_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Marshall Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Marshall Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics">2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" title="Marshall Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics">2024</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> took part in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>, which were held in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing, China</a> from 8 to 24 August 2008. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the Marshall Islands' first appearance at the Olympics. The delegation included five athletes, two in athletics, two in swimming, and one in taekwondo. The Marshall Islands failed to win an Olympic medal at these Games. </p><p>Athletes representing the Marshall Islands participated in four different events. <a href="/wiki/Anju_Jason" title="Anju Jason">Anju Jason</a> was the first Marshallese athlete ever to qualify for the Olympic Games. Jason was the only athlete to meet the qualification standards, the other five athletes at the Games were all wildcard entries. He represented his country in <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">taekwondo</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jared_Heine" title="Jared Heine">Jared Heine</a> is a swimmer and competed in the 100 meter backstroke. In <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics">athletics</a>, the nation was represented by <a href="/wiki/Roman_William_Cress" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman William Cress">Roman Cress</a> who ran in the <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">men's 100 meters</a>. <a href="/wiki/Haley_Nemra" title="Haley Nemra">Haley Nemra</a> also represented the Marshall Islands running in the <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_800_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres">women's 800 meters</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Marshall Islands are a <a href="/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia">Micronesian</a> <a href="/wiki/Island_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Island nation">island nation</a>, located in the western <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>. As of 2008 the island had a population of approximately 60,000. The island nation was controlled by the United States, and prior to that by <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and Germany at different times in its history, until gaining its sovereignty. In 1979, the Government of the Marshall Islands was officially established and the country became self-governing. In 1986 the <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the United States entered into force, granting the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) its sovereignty. The island nation is made up of twenty-nine <a href="/wiki/Atolls" class="mw-redirect" title="Atolls">atolls</a> and five single islands.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Marshall Islands <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">National Olympic Committee</a> gained <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> recognition in 2006 during the IOC's meeting on February 9, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The admittance of the Marshall Islands, 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/Tuvalu_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Tuvalu at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Tuvalu</a> the following year, brought the total number of nations competing in the 2008 Olympics to 205.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-New_NOCs_accepted_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_NOCs_accepted-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 8 to 24 August 2008.<sup 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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>The Marshall Islands were represented by a male athlete and a female athlete in athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Roman William Cress and Haley Nemra.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first appearance for either athlete at the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither Nemara or Cress met the qualification criteria for their events, however they were accepted as wildcard entries into the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Roman Cress competed in the men's 100 meters, where he finished eighth out of the nine athletes in his heat, failing to advance to the next round.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals in the event went to athletes from <a href="/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Jamaica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Trinidad and Tobago</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Haley Nemra competed in the women's 800 meters, where she finished seventh out of the eight athletes in her heat, failing to advance to the next round.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals in the event went to athletes from <a href="/wiki/Kenya_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morocco_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Morocco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg/220px-Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg/330px-Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg/440px-Beijing_National_Stadium_2014_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3906" data-file-height="2602" /></a><figcaption>Cress and Nemra both competed at the <a href="/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium" title="Beijing National Stadium">Beijing National Stadium</a> during the 2008 Summer Olympics. </figcaption></figure> <p><small><b>Note</b>–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men">Men</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Men"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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/Roman_William_Cress" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman William Cress">Roman William Cress</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>11.18 </td> <td>8 </td> <td colspan="6">Did not advance<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women">Women</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Women"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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/Haley_Nemra" title="Haley Nemra">Haley Nemra</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_800_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres">800 m</a> </td> <td>2:18.83 </td> <td>7 </td> <td colspan="6">Did not advance<sup id="cite_ref-:5_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Swimming">Swimming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Swimming"><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/Swimming_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics</a></div><p>The Marshall Islands were represented by two swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics, one male Jared Heine and one female Julianne Kirchner.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the first Olympic appearance for both athletes.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither Heine or Kirchner met the qualification criteria for their respective events, however they were accepted as wildcard entries. <sup id="cite_ref-:14_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jared Heine competed in the men's 100 meter backstroke and finished third in his heat, placing forty-third in the standings.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:12_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals in the event went to swimmers from <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Russia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Australia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Julianne Kirchner competed in the women's 50 meter freestyle and finished fourth in her heat, placing seventy-fifth in the standings.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:13_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals in the event went to swimmers from <a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Germany</a>, the United States, and Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Men<figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg/256px-%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg" decoding="async" width="256" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg/384px-%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg/512px-%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E6%B8%B8%E6%B3%B3%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E5%A4%9C%E6%99%AF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2771" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>The swimming events for the 2008 Summer Olympics were held at the <a href="/wiki/Beijing_National_Aquatics_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing National Aquatics Center">Beijing National Aquatics Center</a>.</figcaption></figure></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">Semifinal </th> <th colspan="2">Final </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jared_Heine" title="Jared Heine">Jared Heine</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_100_metre_backstroke" title="Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke">100 m backstroke</a> </td> <td>58.86 </td> <td>43 </td> <td colspan="4">Did not advance<sup id="cite_ref-:12_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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">Semifinal </th> <th colspan="2">Final </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th> <th>Time </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Julianne_Kirchner" title="Julianne Kirchner">Julianne Kirchner</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_50_metre_freestyle" title="Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle">50 m freestyle</a> </td> <td>30.42 </td> <td>75 </td> <td colspan="4">Did not advance<sup id="cite_ref-:13_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Taekwondo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USTB_Gymnasium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/USTB_Gymnasium.jpg/220px-USTB_Gymnasium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/USTB_Gymnasium.jpg/330px-USTB_Gymnasium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/USTB_Gymnasium.jpg/440px-USTB_Gymnasium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Science_and_Technology_University_Gymnasium" title="Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium">Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium</a> hosted the Taekwondo events for the 2008 Summer Olympics.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics</a></div><p>The Marshall Islands were represented by one male athlete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in <a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">taekwondo</a>, Anju Jason.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was Jason's first appearance at the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jason was also the first Marshallese athlete to ever qualify for the Olympic Games, and was the only athlete from the Marshall Islands in the 2008 Summer Olympics that was not a wildcard entry. Jason defeated a competitor from Samoa at the qualification tournament in New Caledonia to qualify for the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anju Jason competed in the men's welterweight division, where he was one of six athletes eliminated in tier eleven.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:11_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals in the event went to athletes from <a href="/wiki/Iran_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">the United States</a>, and <a href="/wiki/China_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="China at the 2008 Summer Olympics">China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<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>Round of 16 </th> <th>Quarterfinals </th> <th>Semifinals </th> <th>Repechage </th> <th>Bronze Medal </th> <th colspan="2">Final </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:95%"> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Opposition<br />Result </th> <th>Rank </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Anju_Jason" title="Anju Jason">Anju Jason</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_80_kg" title="Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 80 kg">Men's −80 kg</a> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Burundi_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Burundi at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cameroon at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cape Verde at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Central African Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Chad at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comoros_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Djibouti at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Egypt at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Equatorial Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Eritrea at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabon_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Gabon at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gambia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="The Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Lesotho at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Liberia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Libya at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madagascar_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Madagascar at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malawi_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Malawi at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mali_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mauritania at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mozambique_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mozambique at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Namibia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Niger at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Rwanda at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2008 Summer Olympics">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegal_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seychelles_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Sierra Leone at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somalia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaziland_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Swaziland at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Swaziland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Tanzania at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togo_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Togo at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Tunisia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uganda_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Uganda at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Zambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;width:1%">America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentina_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruba_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Aruba at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Belize at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bermuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bolivia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="British Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cayman Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Colombia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Dominica at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuador_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Grenada at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemala_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Guatemala at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyana_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Guyana at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haiti_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduras_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Honduras at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Netherlands Antilles at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Netherlands Antilles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Nicaragua at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Panama at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguay_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Paraguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peru_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Puerto Rico at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Saint Lucia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Suriname at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguay_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuela_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bangladesh at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bhutan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cambodia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="China at the 2008 Summer Olympics">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Timor_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="East Timor at the 2008 Summer Olympics">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="India at the 2008 Summer Olympics">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Iraq at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Jordan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Kuwait at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Kyrgyzstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laos_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Laos at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Lebanon at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Malaysia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Maldives at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Mongolia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Myanmar at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oman_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Oman at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestine_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syria_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Syria at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Chinese Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Tajikistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thailand_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Turkmenistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United Arab Emirates at the 2008 Summer Olympics">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Vietnam at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemen_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Yemen at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albania_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Albania at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Andorra at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Armenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Austria at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarus_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Estonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="France at the 2008 Summer Olympics">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics">Hungary</a></li> <li><a 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