Liechtenstein at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Liechtenstein at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LIE |
| NOC | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Marcel Tschopp |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Liechtenstein competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee nominated two athletes for the games to compete across two sports. Marcel Tschopp represented Liechtenstein in the athletics events and Oliver Geissmann in the shooting events. A third athlete, tennis player Stephanie Vogt was also due to compete but had to withdraw because of an injury.
Tschopp completed the marathon and finished 74th overall while Geissmann was eliminated in the preliminary round of the men's 10 m air rifle.
One Liechtensteiner athlete participated in the athletics events – Marcel Tschopp in the men's marathon.[1]
The men's marathon took place on 24 August 2008 at 7:30 am. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a point-to-point route which ended in the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. Tschopp completed the race in a time of 2 hours, 35 minutes and 6 seconds to finish 74th overall out of the 76 athletes who finished the race.[1][2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Marcel Tschopp | Men's marathon | 2:35:06 | 74 |
