Suriname sent a delegation of four people to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two athletes (Jurgen Themen and Kirsten Nieuwendam and two swimmers (Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw and Chinyere Pigot) who participated in four distinct events. The appearance of Suriname at Beijing marked its tenth Olympic appearance, which included every Olympic games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and excluded the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Its four athletes did not advance past the first round in each of their events. The Surinamese flag bearer in Beijing was not an athlete, but Anthony Nesty, the only medalist in Surinamese history (as of the Beijing Olympics) and the nation's Olympic swimming coach.
Up to and including its participation in the Beijing Games, Surinamese athletes participated in ten Olympic games, all of which were summer Games. The first case of a Surinamese athlete's participation was at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, when it sent a single male athlete. Since then, Suriname's athletes have participated in every Olympic games except the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union.[1] As of Beijing, the country had not sent more than seven athletes to any one Games. Prior to and including 2008, one Surinamese athlete had won the two medals ever claimed by Surinamese athletes–Anthony Nesty, who won a gold medal in 1988, and a bronze medal in 1992, both in swimming events. No medals were won in Beijing.[1]
Although Nesty did not participate in any event at the Beijing Olympics, he was Suriname's flag bearer at the ceremonies.[1] He also served as the head coach for the Surinamese Olympic swim team, having served previously as associate head coach for the University of Florida swim team and, during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the assistant coach for the Surinamese team.[2]
Then 22-year old Jurgen Themen appeared at the Olympics for the first time when he participated in the 100 meters dash in Beijing. He was the sole male Surinamese participant in track and field during the 2008 Olympics.[3] Themen participated in the first heat during the August 14 qualification round, completing the event in 10.61 seconds and ranking seventh of eight athletes. The leaders of Themen's heat included Usain Bolt of Jamaica (10.20 seconds) and Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Barbuda (10.24 seconds).[4] Themen himself scored directly ahead of Vanuatu's Moses Kamut (10.81 seconds) and directly behind Italy's Fabio Cerutti (10.49 seconds). All heats combined, Themen ranked 54 out of the 80 athletes who participated in the qualification round. He did not progress to quarterfinals.[4]
Then 16-year-old student of Florida's St. Thomas Aquinas High SchoolKirsten Nieuwendam participated in the Beijing Olympics on behalf of Suriname as its only female track and field athlete that year. Nieuwendam had not previously participated in any Olympic games.[5] Nieuwendam participated in the first heat of the qualification round, which took place on August 18. She completed her event in 24.46 seconds, placing seventh out of the eight athletes in her heat, finishing behind Liberia's Kia Davis (24.31 seconds). Vida Anim of Ghana, the eighth competitor in the heat, never started her event. The leaders of Nieuwendam's heat were Allyson Felix of the United States (23.02 seconds) and Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (23.04 seconds).[6] Out of the 48 athletes who competed in the qualification round, Nieuwendam ranked 44th. She did not progress to further rounds.[6]
The "Water Cube", where Tjouw and Pigot participated in their swimming events
Then 23-year-old Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw participated on Suriname's behalf in the men's 100 meters butterfly. His participation in Beijing marked his second Olympic appearance, as he had participated previously in men's 100 meters butterfly at the Athenian 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the only male Surinamese swimmer participating in the Beijing games.[7] During the August 14 preliminary round, Tjouw participated in the second heat. He completed his event in 54.54 seconds, ranking third out of the seven athletes in the heat. Tjouw ranked directly behind Malaysia's Daniel Bego (54.38 seconds) and directly ahead of Kazakhstan's Rustam Khudiyev (54.62 seconds). The leaders of the heat were Shaune Fraser of the Cayman Islands (54.08 seconds) and Bego.[8] Overall, Tjouw ranked 55 out of the 66 athletes who participated in the event. He did not advance to later rounds.[8]
Paramaribo-born swimmer Chinyere Pigot was the youngest athlete to participate in the Surinamese delegation at Beijing; she was fifteen years old at the time of her performance, and the only female Surinamese swimmer in the delegation. Pigot has not previously appeared at any Olympic games.[9] The preliminary round for the women's 50 meters freestyle, the event in which she participated, took place on August 15. Pigot was placed in the fifth heat. She completed her event in 27.66 seconds, taking second in the heat; Pigot fell behind Honduran athlete Sharon Paola Fajardo Sierra (27.19 seconds) but scored ahead of Nicaraguan Dalia Tórrez Zamora (27.81 seconds).[10] Out of the 92 athletes who participated in the preliminary round, Pigot ranked 54th. She did not advance to later rounds.[10]
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Suriname sent a delegation of four people to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China two athletes Jurgen Themen and Kirsten Nieuwendam and two swimmers Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw and Chinyere Pigot who participated in four distinct events The appearance of Suriname at Beijing marked its tenth Olympic appearance which included every Olympic games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and excluded the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Its four athletes did not advance past the first round in each of their events The Surinamese flag bearer in Beijing was not an athlete but Anthony Nesty the only medalist in Surinamese history as of the Beijing Olympics and the nation s Olympic swimming coach Suriname at the2008 Summer OlympicsIOC codeSURNOCSuriname Olympic Committeein BeijingCompetitors4 in 2 sportsFlag bearerAnthony NestyMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 19601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Background 2 Athletics 3 Swimming 4 References 5 See alsoBackground editUp to and including its participation in the Beijing Games Surinamese athletes participated in ten Olympic games all of which were summer Games The first case of a Surinamese athlete s participation was at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City when it sent a single male athlete Since then Suriname s athletes have participated in every Olympic games except the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union 1 As of Beijing the country had not sent more than seven athletes to any one Games Prior to and including 2008 one Surinamese athlete had won the two medals ever claimed by Surinamese athletes Anthony Nesty who won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 1992 both in swimming events No medals were won in Beijing 1 Although Nesty did not participate in any event at the Beijing Olympics he was Suriname s flag bearer at the ceremonies 1 He also served as the head coach for the Surinamese Olympic swim team having served previously as associate head coach for the University of Florida swim team and during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens the assistant coach for the Surinamese team 2 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Then 22 year old Jurgen Themen appeared at the Olympics for the first time when he participated in the 100 meters dash in Beijing He was the sole male Surinamese participant in track and field during the 2008 Olympics 3 Themen participated in the first heat during the August 14 qualification round completing the event in 10 61 seconds and ranking seventh of eight athletes The leaders of Themen s heat included Usain Bolt of Jamaica 10 20 seconds and Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Barbuda 10 24 seconds 4 Themen himself scored directly ahead of Vanuatu s Moses Kamut 10 81 seconds and directly behind Italy s Fabio Cerutti 10 49 seconds All heats combined Themen ranked 54 out of the 80 athletes who participated in the qualification round He did not progress to quarterfinals 4 Then 16 year old student of Florida s St Thomas Aquinas High School Kirsten Nieuwendam participated in the Beijing Olympics on behalf of Suriname as its only female track and field athlete that year Nieuwendam had not previously participated in any Olympic games 5 Nieuwendam participated in the first heat of the qualification round which took place on August 18 She completed her event in 24 46 seconds placing seventh out of the eight athletes in her heat finishing behind Liberia s Kia Davis 24 31 seconds Vida Anim of Ghana the eighth competitor in the heat never started her event The leaders of Nieuwendam s heat were Allyson Felix of the United States 23 02 seconds and Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka 23 04 seconds 6 Out of the 48 athletes who competed in the qualification round Nieuwendam ranked 44th She did not progress to further rounds 6 Men Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Jurgen Themen 100 m 10 61 6 Did not advance Women Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Kirsten Nieuwendam 200 m 24 46 NR 7 Did not advance 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 roundSwimming editMain article Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics nbsp The Water Cube where Tjouw and Pigot participated in their swimming events Then 23 year old Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw participated on Suriname s behalf in the men s 100 meters butterfly His participation in Beijing marked his second Olympic appearance as he had participated previously in men s 100 meters butterfly at the Athenian 2004 Summer Olympics He was the only male Surinamese swimmer participating in the Beijing games 7 During the August 14 preliminary round Tjouw participated in the second heat He completed his event in 54 54 seconds ranking third out of the seven athletes in the heat Tjouw ranked directly behind Malaysia s Daniel Bego 54 38 seconds and directly ahead of Kazakhstan s Rustam Khudiyev 54 62 seconds The leaders of the heat were Shaune Fraser of the Cayman Islands 54 08 seconds and Bego 8 Overall Tjouw ranked 55 out of the 66 athletes who participated in the event He did not advance to later rounds 8 Paramaribo born swimmer Chinyere Pigot was the youngest athlete to participate in the Surinamese delegation at Beijing she was fifteen years old at the time of her performance and the only female Surinamese swimmer in the delegation Pigot has not previously appeared at any Olympic games 9 The preliminary round for the women s 50 meters freestyle the event in which she participated took place on August 15 Pigot was placed in the fifth heat She completed her event in 27 66 seconds taking second in the heat Pigot fell behind Honduran athlete Sharon Paola Fajardo Sierra 27 19 seconds but scored ahead of Nicaraguan Dalia Torrez Zamora 27 81 seconds 10 Out of the 92 athletes who participated in the preliminary round Pigot ranked 54th She did not advance to later rounds 10 Men Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw 100 m butterfly 54 54 55 Did not advance Women Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Chinyere Pigot 50 m freestyle 27 66 54 Did not advanceReferences edit a b c Suriname Sports reference com 2008 Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Gregg Troy Named Assistant Coach of U S Team Anthony Nesty to Coach Suriname Olympic Team UF Athletics University of Florida 7 July 2008 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Jurgen Themen Sports reference com 2008 Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 25 June 2012 a b 2008 Summer Olympics Results Track and Field Men s 100m Results ESPN 2008 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Kirsten Nieuwendam Sports reference com 2008 Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 25 June 2012 a b 2008 Summer Olympics Results Track and Field Women s 200m Results ESPN 2008 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw Sports reference com 2008 Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 25 June 2012 a b 2008 Summer Olympics Results Swimming Men s 100m Butterfly Results ESPN 2008 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Chinyere Pigot Sports reference com 2008 Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 25 June 2012 a b 2008 Summer Olympics Results Swimming Women s 50m Freestyle Results ESPN 2008 Retrieved 25 June 2012 See also editSuriname at the 2007 Pan American Games Suriname at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suriname at the 2008 Summer Olympics amp oldid 994570208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
