| Andorra at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AND |
| NOC | Andorran Olympic Committee |
| Website | https://www.coa.ad/(in Catalan) |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 5 in4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Montserrat García Riberaygua |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Andorra, represented by theAndorran Olympic Committee, sent a team of five athletes to compete at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,China.
Two Andorran athletes participated in the athletics events –Antoni Bernadó in themen's marathon[1] andMontserrat Pujol in thewomen's 100 m.[2]
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Pujol contested heat six which took place at 11:25 am. She finished seventh of nine starts in a time of 12.73 seconds and failed to advance to the semi-finals.[2]
The men's marathon took place eight days later on 24 August 2008 at 7:30 am. Bernadó completed the race in a time of 2 hours, 26 minutes and 29 seconds to finish 58th overall.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Antoni Bernadó | Marathon | 2:26:29 | 58 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Montserrat Pujol | 100 m | 12.73 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
One Andorran athlete participated in the canoeing events –Montserrat García Riberaygua in thewomen's slalom K-1.[3]
The preliminary round for the women's slalom K-1 was held on 13 August 2008. Over two runs, García Riberaygua's total time was 268.93 seconds as she placed 20th of the 21 competitors and was eliminated from the competition.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Montserrat García Riberaygua | Women's K-1 | 166.67 | 21 | 102.26 | 11 | 268.93 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
One Andorran athlete participated in the judo events –Daniel García in themen's −66 kg.[4]
The men's −66 kg event took place on 10 August 2008. García received a bye in the preliminary round but lost byippon toYordanis Arencibia of Cuba in the round of 32. In the repechage contest, García lost by ippon toAmin El Hady of Egypt.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Daniel García | Men's −66 kg | Bye |  Arencibia (CUB)L 0000–1010 | did not advance |  El Hady (EGY)L 0001–1001 | did not advance | ||||||
One Andorran athlete participated in the swimming events –Hocine Haciane in themen's 400 m individual medley.[5]
The heats for the men's 400 m individual medley took place on 9 August 2008 at 11:33 am. Haciane contested heat five and started in lane five. He finished first in his heat in a time of 4 minutes and 32 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to qualify for the final.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hocine Haciane | 400 m individual medley | 4:32.00 | 29 | did not advance | |
