2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Papua New Guinea)

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Since 1976 took Papua New Guinea continually participate in the Olympics. Only in 1980 did the country not take part in the games as part of the boycott. With the participation in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 Papua New Guinea was represented for the 8th time. Seven athletes (3 men, 4 women) competed in five sports.

Participants by sport

Boxing

Jack Willie qualified for the Olympic Games at the Oceania Championships

• Jack Willie

  Men, ultra flyweight

Weightlifting

• Dika Toua

  Women, class up to 49 kg

athletics

• Mae Koime

  Women, 100 meter sprint

• Mowen Boino

  Men, 400 meter hurdles

swim

• Ryan Pini

  Men, 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly

• Anna-Liza Mopio Jane

  Women, 50 m freestyle

Taekwondo

• Theresa Tona

  Women, class up to 49 kg

Web links

• Papua New Guinea Olympic Team from 2008 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )