| Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GUI |
| NOC | Guinean National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Fatmata Fofanah |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guinea was represented at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China by theGuinean National Olympic and Sports Committee.
In total, five athletes including two men and three women represented Guinea in three different sports including athletics, swimming and taekwondo.
In total, five athletes represented Guinea at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China across three different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
In total, two Guinean athletes participated in the athletics events –Fatmata Fofanah in thewomen's 100 m hurdles andNabie Foday Fofanah in themen's 200 m.[1]
The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 16 August 2008. After one false start, Nabie Foday Fofanah finished seventh in his heat in a time of 21.68 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nabie Foday Fofanah[3] | 200 m | 21.68[4] | 7 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 100 m hurdles took place on 17 August 2008. Fatmata Fofanah did not finish her heat.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fatmata Fofanah[6] | 100 m hurdles | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
In total, two Guinean athletes participated in the swimming events –Mamadou Cisse in themen's 50 m freestyle andDjene Barry in thewomen's 50 m freestyle.[1]
The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 14 August 2008. Cisse finished eighth in his heat in a time of 29.29 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mamadou Cisse[8] | 50 m freestyle | 29.29 | 89 | did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 15 August 2008. Barry finished fourth in her heat in a time of 39.8 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Djene Barry[10] | 50 m freestyle | 39.80 | 89 | did not advance | |||
In total, one Guinean athlete participated in the taekwondo events –Mariama Dalanda Barry in thewomen's −67 kg category.[1]
The women's −67 kg category took place on 22 August 2008. In the first round, Barry lost toHelena Fromm of Germany.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mariama Dalanda Barry | Women's −67 kg |  Fromm (GER)L 1–6 | did not advance | |||||
