| Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PNG |
| NOC | Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 7 in5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ryan Pini |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Papua New Guinea sent a team to compete at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,China. The country's participation, in part, was funded by a large "nationwide fun run" organised in early July, with expectations of 35,000 participating runners.[1] Papua New Guinea was represented by a total of seven athletes.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mowen Boino[3] | 400 m hurdles | 51.47 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mae Koime[3] | 100 m | 11.68 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Papua New Guinea qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament.Jack Willie qualified in the light flyweight class at the Oceania Championships.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jack Willie | Light flyweight | L 2–14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ryan Pini | 100 m freestyle | 49.72 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:49.04 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 52.00 | 14Q | 51.62 | 8Q | 51.86 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | 50 m freestyle | 26.47 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Theresa Tona[5] | Women's −49 kg | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Dika Toua[6] | Women's −53 kg | 80 | 8 | 104 | 7 | 184 | 8 |
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