2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (US Virgin Islands)
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The US Virgin Islands participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics with seven athletes, one woman and six men.
It was the tenth time a team from the US Virgin Islands had participated in the Summer Olympics since 1968 .
Flag bearer
Swimmer Josh Laban carried the US Virgin Islands flag during the opening ceremony at the National Stadium .
Participants by sport
Boxing
Two boxers from the US Virgin Islands were able to qualify for the Olympic boxing competitions. John Jackson achieved participation in the first American eliminations, his brother Julius Jackson in the second.
| Athletes | competition | 1 round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | |||||
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| opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
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| John Jackson | Welterweight |
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4-2 |
Kim Jeong-Ju
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0-10 | eliminated | 9 | |||||
| Julius Jackson | Light heavyweight |
Kenneth Egan
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2-22 | eliminated | 17th | |||||||
athletics
Running and walking
| Athletes | competition | leader | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | ||||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
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| Tabarie Henry | 400 m | 45.36 s | 2 | 45.19 s | 7th | eliminated | - | |||
| Ladies | ||||||||||
| LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | 100 m | 11.41 s | 3 | 11.55 s | 5 | eliminated | - | |||
| LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | 200 m | 23.12 s | 4th | 23.37 s | 7th | eliminated | - | |||
shoot
| Athletes | competition | Final score | |||
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| Rings | rank | ||||
| Ned Gerard | Small caliber rifle lying 50 m | 580 | 53 | ||
swim
| Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
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| Josh Laban | 50 m freestyle | 23.28 s | 7th | eliminated | 53 | |||
sailing
| Athletes | competition | Final score | |||
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| Points | rank | ||||
| Men's | |||||
| Thomas Barrows | laser | 164.0 | 21st | ||
Web links
- National Olympic Committee website
- Olympic Team of the American Virgin Islands from 2008 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
- ↑ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
