Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SEY
Nocname:	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2008
Flagcaption:	Flag of Seychelles
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	9
Sports:	6
Flagbearer:	Georgie Cupidon (opening)^[1] Tony Lespoir (closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Seychelles sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Seychellois athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^{[2] [3]}

Men

Track & road events

Field events

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

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Tony Lespoir	Men's K-1 500 m	1:53.248	7	Did not advance
Men's K-1 1000 m	4:05.890	8	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. News: XXIX Olympiad-Team Seychelles return from Beijing Olympics. Seychelles Nation. 28 August 2008. 26 October 2014.
2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.