Kiribati

Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...

competed in the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

 for the second time at 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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, following their debut appearance in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. The country had intended to send a total of three athletes to the Games, competing in two sports: athletics and weightlifting. However, female sprinter Kaitinano Mwemweata

Kaitinano Mwemweata

Kaitinano Mwemweata, is an I-Kiribati athlete. She was the first person ever to compete for Kiribati at the Olympic Games, when she represented her country at the 100 metre sprint in Athens in 2004....

 had to withdraw due to illness after contracting tuburculosis.

Athletics (Track & Field)

Kiribati had only one representative in athletics, following Mwemweata's withdrawal. Rabangaki Nawai

Rabangaki Nawai

Rabangaki Nawai is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Kiribati.Nawai represented Kiribati at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of...

 was entered in the 100m

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...

 and 200m

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres

The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...

 sprint events. Nawai ran a personal season's best time of 11.29s in the first round of the 100m sprint, but failed to progress to Round 2. He did not run in the 200m competition.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rabangaki Nawai Rabangaki Nawai Rabangaki Nawai is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Kiribati.Nawai represented Kiribati at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of...	Men's 100m 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...	11.29	73	Did not advance

Weightlifting

David Katoatau

David Katoatau

David Katoatau is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 37th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 281 kg....

 represented Kiribati in the men's 85 kg class of the weightlifting competition. He finished in 15th place.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
David Katoatau David Katoatau David Katoatau is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 37th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 281 kg....	-85 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	135	18	178	15	313	15