Federated States of Micronesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Federated States of Micronesia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Manuel Minginfel
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

The Federated States of Micronesia sent a team of five athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] The appearance of the delegation marked the third appearance by a Micronesian team at the Olympics since its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[2] Three male athletes (Jack Howard in athletics, Kerson Hadley in swimming and Manuel Minginfel in weightlifting) and two female athletes (Maria Ikelap in athletics and Debra Daniel in swimming) comprised the Olympic team. None of the track or swimming athletes advanced past the qualification round, and Minginfel placed second to last in his event. There has yet to be a medalist from the Federated States of Micronesia. Minginfel held the Micronesian flag in the opening ceremony.[3]

Background

The

United Nations trust territory administered by the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia became an independent country on 1986, but freely associates with the United States, which handles matters of defense.[4] The Federated States of Micronesia sent its first delegation to participate in the Olympics approximately 14 years after it became a sovereign entity, sending three men and two women to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[5] Between then and Beijing in 2008, three male and two female Micronesian athletes participating across three sports have appeared at the Olympics at every instance. Prior to Beijing, there had been no medalists from the Federated States of Micronesia; no medals were won by Micronesian athletes at the Beijing games either. Up to and including the Beijing Olympics, weightlifter Manuel Minginfel had been the flagbearer for Micronesia at every opening ceremony.[2]

At the Beijing games, the youngest athlete was swimmer Debra Daniel, who was 17 years old. The eldest was Minginfel at age 29.[1] Of the delegation, the only one who had been to multiple Olympic games was Minginfel.[6]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Samuel Francis (10.40 seconds) and Trinidad and Tobago's Marc Burns (10.46 seconds).[8] Overall, 80 competitors took part in the qualification round of the event.[8] Howard ranked 66th.[8] Of the 80 competitors to compete the top 41 qualified for the second round and, therefore, Howard did not advance to later rounds.[8]

The Beijing National Stadium, where Howard and Ikelap competed in their events

Evgeniya Polyakova (11.24 seconds) and Barbados's Jade Bailey (11.46 seconds). Of the 85 competitors in the event's first round, Ikelap ranked 80th and, therefore, that was the end of her competition.[10]

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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jack Howard Men's 100 m 11.03 7 Did not advance
Maria Ikelap Women's 100 m 13.73 8 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing National Aquatics Center
is where Hadley and Daniel competed in their events.

Andrey Molchanov of Turkmenistan (25.02 seconds). The heat was led by Cameroon's Alain Brigion Tobe (24.53 seconds) and Sidni Hoxha of Albania (24.56 seconds). Of the 97 people who competed in the event's preliminary round, Hadley ranked 70th. He did not advance to later rounds.[12]

Debra Daniel, Federated States of Micronesia's youngest competitor at the Beijing games, represented the Federated States of Micronesia at Beijing as its only female swimmer, as she was a competitor in the women's 50 meters freestyle event. Born in March 1991, Daniel was 17 years old when she arrived in Beijing to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Daniel had not previously competed at any Olympic games.[13] The preliminary round of her event took place on August 15; Daniel was placed in the third heat against seven other athletes for the races. She finished in 30.61 seconds, placing fifth. Daniel ranked immediately ahead of Tanzania's Magdalena Moshi (31.37 seconds) and immediately behind Julianne Kirchner of the Marshall Islands in a heat led by Ugandan swimmer Olivia Aya Nakitanda (29.38 seconds) and Botswana's Samantha Paxinos (29.92 seconds). Of the 90 athletes who finished the event, Debra Daniel ranked 76th. Therefore, Daniel did not advance to later rounds.[14]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Debra Daniel Women's 50 m freestyle 30.61 76 Did not advance
Kerson Hadley Men's 50 m freestyle 25.34 70 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Beihang University Gymnasium, where Minginfel competed in weightlifting.

Henadzy Makhveyenia of Belarus (278 kilograms). In comparison, gold medalist Zhang Xiangxiang of China lifted a combined total of 319 kilograms.[15]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Manuel Minginfel Men's −62 kg 120 15 155 10 275 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Federated States of Micronesia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Federated States of Micronesia". Sports-reference.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "List of flagbearers Bejing [sic] 2008" (PDF). olympic.org. 8 August 2008. p. 2. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency
    . 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Federated States of Micronesia at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Manuel Minginfel". Sports-reference.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Jack Howard". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Track and Field – Men's 100m Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Maria Ikelap". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Track and Field – Women's 100m Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Kerson Hadley". Sports-reference.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  12. ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics – Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Debra Daniel". Sports-reference.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  15. ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Weightlifting – Men's 62kg Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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