Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Indonesia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana[1]
OfficialsRosihan Rasyad (Chief de Mission)
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. At the games, twenty-two Indonesians had qualified to compete, while the other three had been granted a wildcard entry.[2][3]

Medalists

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 2 2
Athletics 1 1 2
Badminton 8 3 11
Sailing 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Weightlifting 4 1 5
Total 15 9 24

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indonesia will send archers to the Olympics for the ninth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic gold medal in the sport and first archery medal of any kind since earning the silver in the 1988 women's team competition. Ika Yuliana Rochmawati and Rina Dewi Puspitasari earned Indonesia two spots in the women's individual competition by placing first and third at the 2008 Asian championships.[4]

Women

Rina Dewi Puspitasari competed in women's individual archery at the Beijing Olympics as a representative of Indonesia. Born in Bojonegoro Regency, a rural region on Java to the west of the eastern coastal metropolis Surabaya, she first competed in the Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games when she was 18 years old. Puspitasari competed in the women's individual event for the first time here, finishing in 46th place. Her appearance in Beijing marked her second Olympic appearance.[5] During the course of the August 9 preliminary round, Puspitasari competed against 63 other athletes.[6] During the first half of this first round, the Indonesian archer accumulated 317 points; in the second half, she accrued an additional 303, bringing her total score to 620. Puspitasari scored a total of 19 bullseyes, but missed six targets entirely.[5] On August 11, Puspitasari advanced to the August 11 one-of-thirty-two elimination round; she competed in the 27th match, facing Russia's Miroslava Dagbaeva. Both earned 106 points during this round, with Puspitasari scoring four bullseyes; during the tiebreaker portion, she scored nine points to Dagbaeva's 10. Puspitasari was defeated and did not advance to later rounds.[5]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Rina Dewi Puspitasari Individual 620 42  Dagbaeva (RUS) (23)
L 106 (9)–106 (10) 		Did not advance
Ika Yuliana Rochmawati 621 41  Nichols (USA) (24)
L 101–114 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Men

Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago (10.24 seconds) and France's Martial Mbandjock (10.26 seconds). Overall, he ranked 41st out of 80 athletes, tying Nigeria's Uchenna Emedolu. He did not advance to later rounds.[8]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Suryo Agung Wibowo 100 m 10.46 6 Did not advance
Women

Nadine Faustin placed sixth (13.25 seconds), directly ahead of Erawati, in a heat led by Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton (12.69 seconds) and the United States' Dawn Harper (12.73 seconds). Of the 40 athletes competing in the event, Erawati placed 34th. She did not advance to later rounds.[10]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dedeh Erawati[11] 100 m hurdles 13.49 7 Did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men

Taufik Hidayat represented Indonesia in singles badminton at the Beijing Olympics. Born in Bandung, a major city in western Java, in 1981, Hidayat first represented Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia at the age of 19.[12] At these games, he was the top seed and was expected to progress to finals, but lost in quarterfinals.[13] He returned at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and won the event's gold medal. Hidayat's appearance in Beijing marked his third, but not final, Olympic appearance.[12] During these games, the Indonesian athlete faced Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann in the Round of 32 (the first round) in the seventh match. The Malaysian defeated the Indonesian 21–19 and 21–16. Hidayat did not progress to further rounds.[14]

Ville Lang in the seventh match of the round of 16. The Indonesian badminton player won 21–13 and 21–18, defeating Lang as well and sending Kuncoro to the quarterfinal round.[14] At that time, Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei challenged Kuncoro in the fourth match and defeated him after winning 21–9 and 21–11. Chong would eventually continue to win the silver medal.[14]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Taufik Hidayat Singles Bye  Wong (MAS)
L 19–21, 16–21 		Did not advance
Sony Dwi Kuncoro Bye  Ponsana (THA)
W 21–16, 21–14 		 Lång (FIN)
W 21–13, 21–18 		 Lee (MAS)
L 9–21, 11–21 		Did not advance
Luluk Hadiyanto
Alvent Yulianto 		Doubles —  
Ohtsuka (JPN
)
L 21–19, 14–21, 14–21 		Did not advance
Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan 		—  Guo /
Xie (CHN)
W 22–20, 10–21, 21–17 		 Koo /
Tan (MAS)
W 21–16, 21–18 		 Paaske /
Rasmussen (DEN)
W 21–19, 21–17 		 Cai /
Fu (CHN)
W 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Maria Kristin Yulianti Singles  Schenk (GER)
W 18–21, 21–13, 22–20 		 Martínez (ESP)
W 21–9, 21–14 		 
Rasmussen (DEN
)
W 18–21, 21–19, 21–14 		 Nehwal (IND)
W 26–28, 21–14, 21–15 		 Zhang (CHN)
L 15–21, 15–21 		 Lu (CHN)
W 11–21, 21–13, 21–15 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Vita Marissa
Liliyana Natsir 		Doubles —  Yang /
Zhang (CHN)
L 19–21, 15–21 		Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa 		Doubles  
Overzier (GER
)
W 21–12, 21–12 		 Laybourn /
Rytter Juhl (DEN)
W 21–17, 15–21, 21–17 		 Lee /
Lee (KOR)
L 9–21, 21–12, 17–21 		 He /
Yu (CHN)
L 21–19, 17–21, 21–23 		4
Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir 		 Han /
Hwang (KOR)
W 23–21, 21–19 		 
Thoungthongkam (THA
)
W 21–13, 21–19 		 He /
Yu (CHN)
W 15–21, 21–11, 23–21 		 Lee /
Lee (KOR)
L 11–21, 17–21 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men

I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana, known also as Oka Sulaksana, was Indonesia's only sailor at the Beijing Olympics. He participated in the men's windsurfer event. Born in Sanur, a town on the island of Bali nearby the island's capital city Denpasar, Sulaksana has been affiliated with the Sanur Windsurfing Center's programs and first participated Olympically at the 1996 Atlanta games, when he was 25 years old. He has since participated at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games, competing at Beijing as a 37-year-old.[16] The Indonesian athlete placed 24th in the first race of the event, 24th in the second race, 23rd in the third race, 27th in the fourth, 22nd in the fifth, 31st in the sixth, 28th in the seventh, and 30th in the eighth. During the ninth and final race, Sulaksana did not finish, earning 36 points.[17] In total, Sulaksana ranked 27th out of the 35 windsurfers, scoring a total of 225 points. He placed ahead of Belarus' Mikalai Zhukavets (229 points) and behind the United States' Benjamin Barger (217 points). In comparison, gold medalist Tom Ashley of New Zealand scored 52 points, and Colombia's 35th place finalist Santiago Grillo scored 293 points.[17]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana
RS:X
 24 24 23 27 22 31 28 30 36 16 EL 225 27

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Women

Katerina Emmons, earned 502.5 points in comparison.[19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Yosheefin Prasasti 10 m air rifle 393 24 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men

Vladan Markovic of Serbia (2:03.12) and sixth-place finalist Douglas Lennox-Silva of Puerto Rico (2:01.69) in a heat led by James Walsh of the Philippines (1:59.39) and Spain's Javier Núñez (2:00.24). Of the 44 athletes who competed in the event, Utomo ranked last. He did not advance to the next round.[21]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Donny Utomo[22] 200 m butterfly 2:03.44 44 Did not advance
Women

Erla Dogg Haraldsdottir in fourth place (2:20.53). The heat itself was led by the Ukraine's Hanna Dzerkal (2:18.25) and Colombia's Erika Stewart (2:18.54), while Tunisia's Maroua Mathlouthi was the only member of the heat who did not finish. Overall, Marita placed last of the 38 finishing athletes. She did not advance to later rounds.[24]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fibriani Ratna Marita 200 m individual medley 2:28.18 38 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men

Sa Jaehyouk of South Korea, in comparison, lifted a combined 366 kilograms.[26]

Israel Jose Rubio Rivero of Venezuela (306 kilograms). In comparison, gold medalist Liao Hui of China lifted 348 kilograms.[28]

Metro City, a large settlement located in the southern Sumatran province of Lampung, Triyatno participated in the Beijing Olympics at 20 years old. He did not previously participate in any Olympic games.[29] The event took place on August 11, where Triyatno faced 16 other athletes.[30] The weightlifter successfully lifted 133 kilograms during his first attempt at snatches, unsuccessfully attempted 135 kilograms on his second, and successfully pulled that weight on his third attempt. He then failed to pull 163 kilograms on his first and second attempts during the clean and jerk phase, but successfully lifted this weight on his final try. His overall score was 298 kilograms, a combination of his highest snatch (135) and clean and jerk (163).[29] With his score, the Indonesian won the bronze medal in the event out of the 12 athletes who finished. He placed behind Colombia's Diego Salazar, who won the silver medal (305 kilograms) and ahead of Romania's Antoniu Buci, who took fourth place (295 kilograms). In comparison, China's gold medalist Zhang Xiangxiang lifted a total of 319 kilograms.[30]

Yang Chin-Yi of Chinese Taipei (285 kilograms).[32]

Women

Yudelquis Maridalin of the Dominican Republic (204 kilograms) and behind bronze medalist Nastassia Novikava of Belarus (213 kilograms). In comparison, gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon of Thailand lifted a total of 221 kilograms.[34]

Summary
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Eko Yuli Irawan Men's −56 kg 130 2 158 3 288 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Triyatno Men's −62 kg 135 5 163 4 298 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Edi Kurniawan Men's −69 kg 135 15 172 9 307 12
Sandow Nasution Men's −77 kg 153 13 194 6 347 11
Raema Lisa Rumbewas Women's −53 kg 91 5 115 4 206 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

See also

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