Comoros at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| IOC code | COM | ||||||||
| NOC | Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Feta Ahamada | ||||||||
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Comoros took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. It was Comoros's fourth appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1996. The Comoros team included three athletes: runners Mhadjou Youssouf and Feta Ahamada, and swimmer Mohamed Attoumane. Ahamada, a 100 metres sprinter, was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony, the first woman to be given the honour. None of the Comoros athletes progressed further than the qualifying heats.
Comoros had participated in the three previous Summer Olympics, debuting in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. At their debut, the country sent four athletes to the games, all of whom competed in athletics; it remains their largest delegation as of 2014. No Comorian athlete has ever won a medal at an Olympic Games.
Three athletes from Comoros were selected to compete in the 2008 Olympics: Mhadjou Youssouf in the men's track and field 100 metres, Feta Ahamada in the women's track and field 100 metres and Mohamed Attoumane in the men's 50 metre freestyle swimming.
At the 2008 Olympics, Comoros was represented by one male athlete in athletics, sprinter Mhadjou Youssouf. At age 18, Youssouf was the country's youngest competitor, and was competing at his first Olympics. He competed in the 100 metres on 15 August in Beijing, and finished 6th out of 8 in heat five. His time of 10.62 seconds was a personal best, which, as of October 2014, is still his personal best. Overall, Youssouf finished 55th out of 80 competitors. The fastest athlete was Tyrone Edgar (10.13 seconds) and the slowest athlete that progressed to the quarterfinals was Uchenna Emedolu (10.46 seconds). Youssouf, who was 0.16 seconds behind Emedolu, did not progress to the quarterfinals.
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