Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Guinea-Bissau was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee.
In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented Guinea-Bissau in two different sports including athletics and wrestling.
Background
Guinea-Bissau made their Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China marked their fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics.[1]
Competitors
Athletics
In total, two Bissau-Guinean athletes participated in the athletics events – Holder da Silva in the men's 100 m and Domingas Togna in the women's 1,500 m.[2]
The athletics events took place at the Beijing National Stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing from 15 to 24 August 2008.[3]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 15 August 2008. Da Silva finished fifth in his heat in a time of 10.58 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Holder da Silva | 100 m | 10.58 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
The heats for the women's 1,500 m took place on 21 August 2008. Togna finished 11th in her heat in a time of five minutes 5.76 seconds and she did not advance to the final.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Domingas Togna | 1,500 m | 5:05.76 NR | 11 | did not advance | |
Wrestling
In total, one Bissau-Guinean athlete participated in the wrestling events – Augusto Midana in the men's freestyle −74 kg category.[2]
The wrestling events took place at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Haidian, Beijing from 12 to 21 August 2008.[6]
The men's freestyle −74 kg category took place on 20 August 2008. Midana received a bye in the first round. In the second round, he lost to Gela Saghirashvili of Georgia.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Augusto Midana | −74 kg | Bye |  Saghirashvili (GEO)L 1–3 PP |
did not advance | 17 | ||||