Guam at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Guam at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUM
NOCGuam National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.oceaniasport.com/guam/
in Beijing
Competitors6 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Ricardo Blas Jr. (opening)
Maria Dunn (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guam sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Their flag bearer was Ricardo Blas Jr.

Athletics

Derek Mandell trained for the Olympics by running for about 40 minutes in the morning, lifting weights, and running in the ocean for extra resistance.

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
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Derek Mandell 800 m 1:57.48 PB 8 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cora Alicto 100 m 13.31 7 Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sean Pangelinan Men's C-1 500 m 2:12.696 7 QS 2:17.940 9 Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:49.284 8 Did not advance

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

Judo

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
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Ricardo Blas Jr. Men's +100 kg Bye  Gujejiani (GEO)
L 0001–0200
Did not advance  McCormick (USA)
L 0010–0100
Did not advance

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christopher Duenas 100 m freestyle 52.64 59 Did not advance

Wrestling

Maria Dunn was the flagbearer for the opening ceremonies of the Games.

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
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Maria Dunn −63 kg Bye  Vaseva (BUL)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 17

References

  1. ^ "Beijing Bound: Derek Mandell". pncsports. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ "Olympic flag bearers". UPI. July 27, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2018.