Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Seychelles
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, China
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Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
sent a delegation to compete 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
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Athletics (Track & Field)
Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Danny D'Souza Danny D'Souza Danny D'Souza is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Seychelles.D'Souza represented the Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in... |
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... |
11.00 | 62 | Did not advance | |||||
Lindy Leveau-Agricole Lindy Leveau-Agricole Lindy Brigitte Leveau-Agricole is a Seychellois javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 57.86 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Victoria. This is the national record. She also holds national records in the shot put and discus throw.-Achievements:-References:*... |
Women's javelin Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20... |
56.32 | 29 | Did not advance |
Badminton
MixedAthlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon Georgie Cupidon is a male badminton player from Seychelles.-2008 Olympics:He competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Juliette Ah-Wan and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:... Juliette Ah-Wan Juliette Ah-Wan -2008 Olympics:She competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Georgie Cupidon and they were defeated in the first round by Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk.-References:... |
Doubles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Mixed doubles These are the results of the mixed doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring... |
L 21-8 21-19 |
Did not advance |
Canoeing
Flatwater
MenAthlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tony Lespoir Tony Lespoir Tony Lespoir is a Seychellois sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, Lespoir was eliminated in the heats in both the... |
K-1 500 m | 1:53.248 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
K-1 1000 m | 4:05.890 | 23 | Did not advance |
Sailing
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Allan Julie | Laser | 33 | 13 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 30 | CAN | DNA | 203 | 32nd |
Women
Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
Dwayne Benjamin Didon | Men's 50m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:... |
28.95 | 84 | Did not advance | |||
Shrone Austin | Women's 400m freestyle | 4:35:86 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
Women's 100m breaststroke | 1:19:02 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
MenAthlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Terrence Dixie | -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... |
115.0 | 19 | 140.0 | 16 | 255.0 | 16 |