Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

competed 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

China

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. A total of three ni-Vanuatu athletes competed in two sports. Table Tennis player Priscilla Tommy was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.

Athletics

Moses Kamut

Moses Kamut

Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...

 and Elis Lapenmal

Elis Lapenmal

Elis Lapenmal is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter.Competing at the World Athletics Championships in 2007, Lapenmal ran the 100 metres in 13.10 seconds...

, who both won silver medals at the South Pacific Mini Games, qualified as "wildcard entries" to represent Vanuatu in the 100 metres event. Neither managed to qualify from the opening heats of their event.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Moses Kamut Moses Kamut Moses Kamut is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 400 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. In Beijing he finished 7th in his heat with a time of 10.81 seconds.His personal best 100...	Men's 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...	10.81	7	Did not advance
Elis Lapenmal Elis Lapenmal Elis Lapenmal is a ni-Vanuatu sprinter.Competing at the World Athletics Championships in 2007, Lapenmal ran the 100 metres in 13.10 seconds...	Women's 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...	13.31	8	Did not advance

Table Tennis

Priscilla Tommy received a Tripartite Commission invitation to compete at the Women's Individual Tournament. She lost her opening round match to a Slovakian opponent.

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Priscilla Tommy	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	L 0 - 4	Did not advance