Palau at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:PLW
Nocname:Palau National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2008
Location:Beijing
Competitors:5
Sports:3
Flagbearer:Elgin Loren Elwais (opening)
Amber Yobech (closing)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Officials:7
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2000

Palau competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Palau's Olympic delegation was led by Frank Kyota, the President of the Palau National Olympic Committee, and consisted of five athletes, three team officials and four coaches.[1] This was an increase from the nation's two previous appearances at the Summer Olympic Games; four athletes had been sent to both the Sydney and Athens Games.[2] Palau's Olympic team was one of the 117 that won no medals at the Games.

Opening & closing ceremonies

Palau was the 119th national team to enter the Beijing National Stadium in the parade of nations during the Opening Ceremony. The country's flag bearer was freestyle wrestler Elgin Loren Elwais,[3] the first Palauan athlete to have qualified for a Games based on his own performances.[1]

At the Closing Ceremony athletes entered in a less formal style, led by the flag bearers of all the competing nations.[4] The Palauan flag was carried by swimmer Amber Yobech.[5]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Palau had two competitors in the sport of athletics, one in each of the men's and women's 100 m sprints. Jesse Tamangrow finished seventh out of eight competitors in a heat which included eventual bronze medallist Walter Dix. Despite setting a new personal best time of 11.38 seconds he did not advance to the quarterfinals of the competition.[6] In the women's event Peoria Koshiba finished eighth out of nine athletes in the first heat and did not advance to the next round.[7]

Men
Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Amber Yobech, the youngest member of the team at age 17,[8] was the sole Palauan representative in the swimming events. She finished 3rd in her heat and 71st out of the 92 competitors overall.[9]

Women
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all swimming events at the Games were decided on a time only basis between competitors from all heats, therefore the rank shown is an overall position against every swimmer in the round.[10]

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two wrestlers represented Palau in Beijing.[11] Both athletes received byes in the first round but were defeated in their respective round of 16 matches. Elgin Loren Elwais, the reigning Oceanic champion, was beaten on points by three times world champion Hamid Soryan in the Greco-Roman 55 kg.[12] After the bout he announced his hope of competing at the 2012 Olympics in London, saying, "It is my first Olympics and I am looking forward to my next because I'm young."[13] The other wrestler Florian Skilang Temengil was beaten by Hungarian Ottó Aubéli in the Freestyle 120 kg.[14]

Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman

Media coverage

The 2008 Summer Olympics marked the first time that Palauans were able to watch complete Olympic television coverage of all events in their own country. Palau's in-depth television coverage was due to a special agreement between TV New Zealand and the Palau National Communications Corporation.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: David . Miho . Six Palauan Athletes in China For Olympics . . 6 August 2008 . 8 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121170905/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/06/six-palauan-athletes-in-china-for-olympics . 21 November 2008 .
  2. Web site: Official Olympic Reports . LA84 Foundation . 19 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm . 22 June 2006 .
  3. Web site: List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 . olympic.org. 8 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080808093945/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf . 8 August 2008 .
  4. Web site: Beijing bids farewell to Olympics . 24 August 2008 . . 1 October 2008.
  5. Web site: Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers . olympic.org. 1 October 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727143401/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1362.pdf . 27 July 2011 .
  6. Web site: Results Men's 100m Round 1 – Heat 7 . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 1 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080818090124/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATM001907.shtml . 18 August 2008 . dead .
  7. Web site: Results Women's 100m Round 1 – Heat 1 . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 1 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080819023815/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73A/ATW001901.shtml . 19 August 2008 . dead .
  8. Web site: Athlete Biography YOBECH Amber . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 1 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908203057/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8003073.shtml. 8 September 2008.
  9. Web site: Results Summary Women's 50m Freestyle – Heats . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 1 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080819013159/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C74A/SWW010900.shtml . 19 August 2008 . dead .
  10. Web site: Competition Format . 19 October 2008 . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081021090643/http://en.beijing2008.cn/sports/swimming/n214431006.shtml . 21 October 2008.
  11. Web site: Team Palau – Beijing 2008 . Official Website of the Palau National Olympic Committee. 24 August 2008.
  12. Web site: Bout Result - Men's GR 55 kg 1/8 Final /Bout No.26 /Mat C . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 18 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918092249/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WR/C73A/WRM155407.shtml . 18 September 2008 .
  13. Web site: Palau wrestler bows out in Olympic debut . Xinhua News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20080824163536/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/12/content_9214072.htm . dead . 24 August 2008 . 12 August 2008 . 1 October 2008.
  14. Web site: Bout Result - Men's FR 120 kg 1/8 Final /Bout No.139 /Mat C . The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . 18 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917222650/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WR/C73B/WRM299404.shtml . 17 September 2008 .

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