East Timor (Timor-Leste) competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China which was held from 8 to 24 August. The country's participation at Beijing marked its second appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The delegation included Augusto Ramos Soares and Mariana Diaz Ximenez, both of whom were marathoners that qualified via wildcard places as the nation had no athletes that met the "A" or "B" qualifying standards. Ximenez was selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Neither of the two athletes finished their events; Soares did not even start.
| East Timor at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TLS |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| in Beijing, China 8–24 August 2008 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mariana Diaz Ximenez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Individual Olympic Athletes (2000) | |
Background edit
East Timor participated in two Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1] The National Olympic Committee of East Timor (NOC) selected two athletes via wildcards. Usually, an NOC would be able to enter up to 3 qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the "A" standard, or 1 athlete per event if they met the "B" standard.[2] However, since East Timor had no athletes that met either standard, they were allowed to select two athletes, one of each gender, as wildcards. The two athletes that were selected to compete in the Beijing games were Augusto Ramos Soares in the Men's marathon and Mariana Diaz Ximenez in the Women's marathon.[3] Ximenez was flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[4]
Athletics edit
Making his Summer Olympic debut, Augusto Ramos Soares qualified for the Beijing Games after being granted a wildcard place without competing in any notable sporting event.[2][5][6] He was to compete against 97 other athletes in the Men's Marathon but he was one of 3 athletes to not start the event.[7]
Competing at her first Summer Olympics, Mariana Diaz Ximenez was notable for carrying the East Timor at the opening ceremony.[4] She qualified for the Beijing Games via being granted a wildcard place, after her best time, 3:22:03 hours, was 40:03 minutes slower than the "B" qualifying standard for her event.[2][8][9] Ximenez competed against 81 other athletes in the Women's marathon on August 17. Ximenez was one of 13 athletes to not finish the event after suffering a bruised left foot at approximately the 26-kilometre (16 mi) mark.[10][11]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Augusto Ramos Soares | Marathon | DNS | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Mariana Diaz Ximenez | Marathon | DNF | |
References edit
- ^ "Timor Leste". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Timor Leste at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ a b "LIST OF FLAGBEARERS BEJING [sic] 2008" (PDF). Olympic.org. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Augusto Soares". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "IAAF - Athletes - East Timor - Augusto Ramos Soares - Honours". IAAF. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – Men – Marathon – Final – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Mariana Diaz Ximenez". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "IAAF - Athletes - East Timor - Mariana Dias Ximenes - Progression". IAAF. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Hutcheon Stephen (18 August 2008). "Foot fault scupper's East Timor's Olympic dream". The Age. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2008 – Women – Marathon – Final – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links edit
- Timor Leste at the 2008 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)