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{{infobox country at games
|NOC = COM
|NOCname = Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores
|games = Summer Olympics
|year = 2008
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|location = [[Beijing]]
|competitors = 3
|sports = 2
|flagbearer = [[Feta Ahamada]]
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|silver = 0
|bronze = 0
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[[Comoros]] took part in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], held in [[Beijing]], [[China]] from 8 to 24 August 2008.<ref name="Countries Participating in Olympics">{{cite web|url=http://olympics.sporting99.com/participating-countries.html|title=Countries Participating in Olympics|publisher=Sporting99.com|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> It was Comoros's fourth appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1996.<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - Comoros">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Countries – Comoros|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> The Comoros team included three athletes: runners Mhadjou Youssouf and [[Feta Ahamada]], and swimmer Mohamed Attoumane.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Beijing 2008 – Comoros|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> Ahamada, a 100 metres sprinter, was the [[List of flag bearers for Comoros at the Olympics|flag bearer]] for the [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]],<ref name=" List of flagbearers Bejing 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_1344.pdf|title=List of flagbearers Bejing [sic] 2008|publisher=olympic.org|date=8 August 2008|access-date=26 September 2014|pages=1}}</ref> the first woman to be given the honour.<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - Comoros"/> None of the Comoros athletes progressed further than the qualifying heats.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Swimming">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/SWI/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005815/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/SWI/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Beijing 2008 – Comoros – Swimming|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Athletics">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/ATH/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417094655/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/2008/ATH/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Beijing 2008 – Comoros – Athletics|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

==Background==
Comoros had participated in the three previous Summer Olympics, debuting in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]].<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - Comoros" /> At their debut, the country sent [[Comoros at the 1996 Summer Olympics|four athletes]] to the games, all of whom competed in [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|athletics]];<ref name="Sports Reference - Atlanta 1996 - Comoros">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/1996/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/COM/summer/1996/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Atlanta 1996 – Comoros|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> it remains their largest delegation as of 2014.<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - Comoros" /> No Comorian athlete has ever won a medal at an Olympic Games.<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - Comoros" />

Three athletes from Comoros were selected to compete in the 2008 Olympics: Mhadjou Youssouf in the men's track and field 100 metres, [[Feta Ahamada]] in the women's track and field 100 metres and Mohamed Attoumane in the men's 50 metre freestyle swimming.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Swimming"/><ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Athletics"/>

==Athletics==
[[File:Beijing National Stadium 1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The [[Beijing National Stadium]], where Youssouf and Ahamada competed in their respective events]]
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
At the 2008 Olympics, Comoros was represented by one male athlete in athletics,<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Athletics" /> sprinter Mhadjou Youssouf.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros - Athletics" /> At age 18, Youssouf was the country's youngest competitor,<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros" /> and was competing at his first Olympics.<ref name="Sports Reference - Olympics - Athletes - Comoros - Mhadjou Youssouf">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/mhadjou-youssouf-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011731/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/mhadjou-youssouf-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Olympics – Athletes – Comoros – Mhadjou Youssouf|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> He competed in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 metres]] on 15 August in Beijing,<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Result">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/men/100-metres/heats/result|title=IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – 100 metres – Men – Heats – Result|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> and finished 6th out of 8 in heat five.<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Result"/> His time of 10.62{{nbsp}}seconds was a personal best,<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Result"/> which, as of October 2014, is still his personal best.<ref name="IAAF - Athletes - Comoros - Mhadjou Youssouf">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/comoros/mhadjou-youssouf-237589|title=IAAF – Athletes – Comoros – Mhadjou Youssouf|publisher=Mhadjou Youssouf|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> Overall, Youssouf finished 55th out of 80 competitors.<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Summary">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/men/100-metres/heats/summary|title=IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – 100 metres – Men – Heats – Summary|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> The fastest athlete was [[Tyrone Edgar]] (10.13{{nbsp}}seconds) and the slowest athlete that progressed to the quarterfinals was [[Uchenna Emedolu]] (10.46{{nbsp}}seconds).<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Summary" /> Youssouf, who was 0.16{{nbsp}}seconds behind Emedolu, did not progress to the quarterfinals.<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - 100 metres - Men - Heats - Summary" />

Competing at her first Olympics,<ref name="Sports Reference - Olympics - Athletes - Comoros - Ahamada Feta">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/feta-ahamada-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005815/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/feta-ahamada-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Sports Reference – Olympics – Athletes – Comoros – Ahamada Feta|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref> [[Feta Ahamada]] was the only woman competing in the track and field events at the 2008 Summer Olympics for the Comoros.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros" /> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 metre]] event on 19 August.<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - Women - 100 meters - Heats - Results">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/100-metres/heats/result|title=IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – Women – 100 meters – Heats – Results|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> Ahamada, drawn into heat seven for the event, ran a time of 11.88{{nbsp}}seconds and finished sixth in her heat, 0.55{{nbsp}}seconds behind the winner, [[Ivet Lalova]].<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - Women - 100 meters - Heats - Results" /> She finished 52nd out of 85 athletes overall and was 2.92{{nbsp}}seconds faster than the slowest athlete, [[Robina Muqimyar]].<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - Women - 100 meters - Heats - Summary" /> Ahamada was 0.75{{nbsp}}seconds behind the fastest athlete ([[Oludamola Osayomi]]) and 0.23{{nbsp}}seconds behind the slowest athlete who progressed to the quarterfinals, [[Thi Huong Vu]].<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - Women - 100 meters - Heats - Summary">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/olympic-games/2008/the-xxix-olympic-games-3659/women/100-metres/heats/summary|title=IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – Women – 100 meters – Heats – Summary|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> Therefore, Ahamada did not progress to the quarterfinals.<ref name="IAAF - Results - Olympic Games - 2008 - Women - 100 meters - Heats - Summary" />

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==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
[[File:Cubeinside.jpg|The [[Beijing National Aquatics Center]] is where Attoumane competed in their events.|thumb|250px|right]]
Mohamed Attoumane represented Comoros as its only swimmer competing in the Beijing Olympics.<ref name="Sports Reference - Beijing 2008 - Comoros" /> The oldest Comorian at the games, Attoumane, took part in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|men's 50{{nbsp}}metre freestyle]] race.<ref name="IAAF - Athletes - Comoros - Mohamed Attoumane">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/mohamed-attoumane-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/at/mohamed-attoumane-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=IAAF – Athletes – Comoros – Mohamed Attoumane|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref> He was born in September 1981, and was 26 years old when he appeared for his races.<ref name="IAAF - Athletes - Comoros - Mohamed Attoumane" /> Attoumane had not previously competed at any Olympic games.<ref name="IAAF - Athletes - Comoros - Mohamed Attoumane" /> Attoumane competed in heat six of the preliminaries on 14 August.<ref name="2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Men's 50 metres freestyle">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/results?eventId=145|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819204311/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/results?eventId=145|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2008|title=2008 Summer Olympics Results – Swimming – Men's 50 metres freestyle|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=29 October 2014}}</ref> He finished last in his eight-man heat in a time of 29.63{{nbsp}}seconds, 5.63{{nbsp}}seconds behind the heat winner, [[Yellow Yeiyah]].<ref name="2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Men's 50 metres freestyle" /> Out of the ninety-seven swimmers competing in the event, Attoumane finished 91st.<ref name="2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Men's 50 metres freestyle" /> He was 8.17 seconds behind the fastest athlete, [[Amaury Leveaux]], and was 7.46 seconds behind the slowest athlete that progressed to the semi-finals, [[Gideon Louw]].<ref name="2008 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming - Men's 50 metres freestyle" />

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|-align=center
|align=left|Mohamed Attoumane
|align=left|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]
|29.63
|91
|colspan=4|did not advance
|}

==References==
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{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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[[Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Comoros at the Summer Olympics by year|2008]]
[[Category:2008 in Comorian sport|Olympics]]

Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Revision history

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