Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | FIJ | ||||||||
| NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Competitors | 6 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Makelesi Bulikiobo (opening) Carl Probert (closing) |
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| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Fiji sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was female sprinter Makelesi Bulikiobo. Fiji was represented by a total of six athletes.
Fiji had received a berth in judo.
Glenn Kable represented Fiji in shooting.
Two of Fiji's top swimmers, Caroline Pickering Puamau and Rachel Ah Koy, declined to seek qualification, leaving Carl Probert as the only Fiji Islander swimmer seeking to qualify for the 2008 Games. Probert, who has taken part in every Summer Olympics since 1992, subsequently qualified for the Beijing Games.
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