Cook Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

sent a team to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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. The country sent four athletes to the Games.

Track & Road

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gordon Heather	100m Men Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...	11.41	75	Did not advance

Field Events

Athlete	Events	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Events	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tereapii Tapoki	Discus Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .-Medalists:...	48.35	37	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Petero Okotai Petero Okotai Petero James Moeava Okotai is a Cook Islands swimmer.He grew up in Papua New Guinea where he began swimming at the age of 5, then stopped upon returning to the Cook Islands at the age of 11, due to the absence of a pool...	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:20.20	63	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Sam Pera Junior Sam Pera Junior Sam Pera Junior is a weightlifter from the Cook Islands, competing in the +105 kg category. He was born in Rarotonga....	+105 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's +105 kg The Men's +105 kg weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics weightlifting competition, allowing competitors of over 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 19, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group...	155	12	195	12	350	12th

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