| Noc: | SAM |
| Nocname: | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Ele Opeloge (opening) Aunese Curreen (closing) |
| Rank: | 70 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1984 |
Samoa sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by a total of six athletes.[1] The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was weightlifter Ele Opeloge.[2] Samoa won its first Olympic medal due to medals reallocation after the IOC's retesting of doping samples in 2016.
See main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Samoa sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Muaausa earned the nation's first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Aunese Curreen set a national record in the men's 800 metres, with a time of 1:47.45.[4]
See main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Satupaitea Farani Tavui earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament.[5] Tavui lost his first match against Croatia's Marijo Šivolija, being eliminated by knockout. He had to be taken to hospital.[6]
See main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Rudolph Berking-Williams | Men's K-1 500 m | 1:47.839 | 8 QS | Did not advance | |||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:00.784 | 7 QS | 4:04.658 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.