Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Gambia

The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....

competed in 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...

held in Beijing

Beijing

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, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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from August 8 to August 24, 2008.

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Suwaibou Sanneh Suwaibou Sanneh Suwaibou Sanneh is a Gambian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Brikama. His personal best time is 10.43 seconds, achieved at the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa....	100 m 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...	10.52	47	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fatou Tiyana Fatou Tiyana Fatou Tiyana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for The Gambia.Tiyana represented Gambia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time...	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	12.25	58	Did not advance

Boxing

The Gambia qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Badou Jack

Badou Jack

Badou Jack is a Swedish-Gambian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics for Gambia as a Middleweight.Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Gambian father and Swedish mother. He began boxing in 2001 at the age of 18. In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation...

qualified in the middleweight class at the second African continental qualifying tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Badou Jack Badou Jack Badou Jack is a Swedish-Gambian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics for Gambia as a Middleweight.Jack was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Gambian father and Swedish mother. He began boxing in 2001 at the age of 18. In 2007, Jack was named the boxer of the year by the Swedish Boxing Federation...	Middleweight	L 13-2	Did not advance

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