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.[2] 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.[3] Palau's Olympic team was one of the 117 that won no medals at the Games.
At the Closing Ceremony athletes entered in a less formal style, led by the flag bearers of all the competing nations.[5] The Palauan flag was carried by swimmer Amber Yobech.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
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
Amber Yobech, the youngest member of the team at age 17,[9] was the sole Palauan representative in the swimming events. She finished 3rd in her heat and 71st out of the 92 competitors overall.[10]
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.[11]
Two wrestlers represented Palau in Beijing.[1] 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]
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.[2]
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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 2 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 3 Palau s Olympic team was one of the 117 that won no medals at the Games Palau at the2008 Summer OlympicsIOC codePLWNOCPalau National Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr palauin BeijingCompetitors5 1 in 3 sportsFlag bearersElgin Loren Elwais opening Amber Yobech closing Officials7 1 MedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 2000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Opening amp closing ceremonies 2 Athletics 3 Swimming 4 Wrestling 5 Media coverage 6 ReferencesOpening amp closing ceremonies editPalau 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 4 the first Palauan athlete to have qualified for a Games based on his own performances 2 At the Closing Ceremony athletes entered in a less formal style led by the flag bearers of all the competing nations 5 The Palauan flag was carried by swimmer Amber Yobech 6 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics nbsp The 2008 Palau Olympic TeamPalau 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 7 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 8 KeyNote 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 MenAthlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankJesse Tamangrow 100 m 11 38 PB 7 Did not advanceWomenAthlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankPeoria Koshiba 100 m 13 18 8 Did not advanceSwimming editMain article Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Amber Yobech the youngest member of the team at age 17 9 was the sole Palauan representative in the swimming events She finished 3rd in her heat and 71st out of the 92 competitors overall 10 WomenAthlete Event Heat Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankAmber Yobech 50 m freestyle 30 00 71 Did not advanceQualifiers 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 11 Wrestling editMain article Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Two wrestlers represented Palau in Beijing 1 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 Otto Aubeli in the Freestyle 120 kg 14 Key VT Victory by Fall PP Decision by Points the loser with technical points PO Decision by Points the loser without technical points Men s freestyleAthlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankFlorian Skilang Temengil 120 kg Bye nbsp Aubeli HUN L 1 3 PP Did not advance 16Men s Greco RomanAthlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankElgin Loren Elwais 55 kg Bye nbsp Sourian IRI L 0 3 PO Did not advance 19Media coverage editThe 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 2 References edit a b c Team Palau Beijing 2008 Official Website of the Palau National Olympic Committee Retrieved 24 August 2008 a b c Miho David 6 August 2008 Six Palauan Athletes in China For Olympics Pacific Magazine Archived from the original on 21 November 2008 Retrieved 8 August 2008 Official Olympic Reports LA84 Foundation Archived from the original on 22 June 2006 Retrieved 19 October 2008 List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 PDF olympic org Archived from the original PDF on 8 August 2008 Retrieved 8 August 2008 Beijing bids farewell to Olympics BBC Sport 24 August 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers PDF olympic org Archived from the original PDF on 27 July 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Results Men s 100m Round 1 Heat 7 The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 18 August 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Results Women s 100m Round 1 Heat 1 The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 19 August 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Athlete Biography YOBECH Amber The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 8 September 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Results Summary Women s 50m Freestyle Heats The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 19 August 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Competition Format The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 21 October 2008 Retrieved 19 October 2008 Bout Result Men s GR 55 kg 1 8 Final Bout No 26 Mat C The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 18 September 2008 Retrieved 18 June 2011 Palau wrestler bows out in Olympic debut Xinhua News Agency 12 August 2008 Archived from the original on 24 August 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 Bout Result Men s FR 120 kg 1 8 Final Bout No 139 Mat C The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Archived from the original on 17 September 2008 Retrieved 18 June 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palau at the 2008 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