Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Comoros took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008.[1] It was Comoros's fourth appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1996.[2] The Comoros team included three athletes: runners Mhadjou Youssouf and Feta Ahamada, and swimmer Mohamed Attoumane.[3] Ahamada, a 100 metres sprinter, was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony,[4] the first woman to be given the honour.[2] None of the Comoros athletes progressed further than the qualifying heats.[5][6]
Background
Comoros had participated in the three previous Summer Olympics, debuting in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] At their debut, the country sent four athletes to the games, all of whom competed in athletics;[7] it remains their largest delegation as of 2014.[2] No Comorian athlete has ever won a medal at an Olympic Games.[2]
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.[5][6]
Athletics
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". At the 2008 Olympics, Comoros was represented by one male athlete in athletics,[6] sprinter Mhadjou Youssouf.[6] At age 18, Youssouf was the country's youngest competitor,[3] and was competing at his first Olympics.[8] He competed in the 100 metres on 15 August in Beijing,[9] and finished 6th out of 8 in heat five.[9] His time of 10.62Script error: No such module "String".seconds was a personal best,[9] which, as of October 2014, is still his personal best.[10] Overall, Youssouf finished 55th out of 80 competitors.[11] The fastest athlete was Tyrone Edgar (10.13Script error: No such module "String".seconds) and the slowest athlete that progressed to the quarterfinals was Uchenna Emedolu (10.46Script error: No such module "String".seconds).[11] Youssouf, who was 0.16Script error: No such module "String".seconds behind Emedolu, did not progress to the quarterfinals.[11]
Competing at her first Olympics,[12] Feta Ahamada was the only woman competing in the track and field events at the 2008 Summer Olympics for the Comoros.[3] She competed in the 100 metre event on 19 August.[13] Ahamada, drawn into heat seven for the event, ran a time of 11.88Script error: No such module "String".seconds and finished sixth in her heat, 0.55Script error: No such module "String".seconds behind the winner, Ivet Lalova.[13] She finished 52nd out of 85 athletes overall and was 2.92Script error: No such module "String".seconds faster than the slowest athlete, Robina Muqimyar.[14] Ahamada was 0.75Script error: No such module "String".seconds behind the fastest athlete (Oludamola Osayomi) and 0.23Script error: No such module "String".seconds behind the slowest athlete who progressed to the quarterfinals, Thi Huong Vu.[14] Therefore, Ahamada did not progress to the quarterfinals.[14]
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mhadjou Youssouf | Men's 100 m | 10.62 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Feta Ahamada | Women's 100 m | 11.88 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
Swimming
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Mohamed Attoumane represented Comoros as its only swimmer competing in the Beijing Olympics.[3] The oldest Comorian at the games, Attoumane, took part in the men's 50Script error: No such module "String".metre freestyle race.[15] He was born in September 1981, and was 26 years old when he appeared for his races.[15] Attoumane had not previously competed at any Olympic games.[15] Attoumane competed in heat six of the preliminaries on 14 August.[16] He finished last in his eight-man heat in a time of 29.63Script error: No such module "String".seconds, 5.63Script error: No such module "String".seconds behind the heat winner, Yellow Yeiyah.[16] Out of the ninety-seven swimmers competing in the event, Attoumane finished 91st.[16] 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.[16]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohamed Attoumane | 50 m freestyle | 29.63 | 91 | did not advance | |||
References
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