Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GUM |
| NOC | Guam National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ricardo Blas Jr. (opening) Maria Dunn (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guam was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Guam National Olympic Committee.
In total, six athletes including four men and two women represented Guam in five different sports including athletics, canoeing, judo, swimming and wrestling.
Competitors
[edit]In total, six athletes represented Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Athletics
[edit]In total, two Guamanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Derek Mandell in the men's 800 m and Cora Alicto in the women's 100 m.[1]
Mandell trained for the Olympics by running for about 40 minutes in the morning, lifting weights, and running in the ocean for extra resistance.[2]
The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 20 August 2008. Mandell finished eighth in his heat in a time of one minute 57.48 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Derek Mandell | 800 m | 1:57.48 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Alicto finished seventh in her heat in a time of 13.31 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cora Alicto | 100 m | 13.31 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Canoeing
[edit]In total, one Guamanian athlete participated in the canoeing events – Sean Pangelinan in the men's C-1 500 m and the men's C-1 1,000 m.[1]
The heats for the men's C-1 500 m took place on 19 August 2008. Pangelinan finished seventh in his heat in a time of two minutes 12.696 seconds and he advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place on 21 August 2008. Pangelinan finished ninth in his semi-final in a time of two minutes 17.94 seconds and he did not advance to the final.[5]
The heats for the men's C-1 1,000 m took place on 18 August 2008. Pangelinan finished eighth in his heat in a time of four minutes 49.284 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sean Pangelinan | Men's C-1 500 m | 2:12.696 | 7 QS | 2:17.940 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's C-1 1,000 m | 4:49.284 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Judo
[edit]In total, one Guamanian athlete participated in the judo events – Ricardo Blas Jr. in the men's +100 kg category.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ricardo Blas Jr. | Men's +100 kg | Bye |  Gujejiani (GEO)L 0001–0200 |
Did not advance |  McCormick (USA)L 0010–0100 |
Did not advance | |||||
Swimming
[edit]In total, one Guamanian athlete participated in the swimming events – Christopher Duenas in the men's 100 m freestyle.[1]
The heats for the men's 100 m freestyle took place on 12 August 2008. Duenas finished seventh in his heat in a time of 52.64 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 | ||
| Christopher Duenas | 100 m freestyle | 52.64 | 59 | Did not advance | |||
Wrestling
[edit]In total, one Guamanian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Maria Dunn in the women's freestyle −63 kg category.[1]
The women's freestyle −63 kg category took place on 17 August 2008. Dunn received a bye in the first round. In the second round, she lost to Elina Vaseva of Bulgaria.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Maria Dunn | −63 kg | Bye |  Vaseva (BUL)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Beijing Bound: Derek Mandell". pncsports. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Middleweight, Freestyle (≤63 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
