Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | DOM |
| NOC | Dominican Republic Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 25 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Félix Sanchez (opening) Manuel Félix Díaz (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Dominican Republic competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Medalists[edit]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Manuel Félix Díaz | Boxing | Light welterweight |
 Silver | Gabriel Mercedes | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
Athletics[edit]
- 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arismendy Peguero | 400 m | 46.28 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Félix Sánchez | 400 m hurdles | 51.10 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Joel Báez Pedro Mejía Arismendy Peguero Carlos Yohelin Santa Yoel Tapia | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.31 SB | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mariely Sánchez | 200 m | 24.05 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Boxing[edit]
The Dominican Republic qualified six boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Nunez was the only boxer to qualify at the World Championships.[1] Payano became the second to qualify for the nation, doing so at the first American qualifying tournament.[2] The remaining four boxers qualified at the second American continental qualifying tournament.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Winston Mendez | Light flyweight |  Bilali (KEN)W 9–3 |  Ruanroeng (THA)L 3–7 | Did not advance | |||
| Juan Carlos Payano | Flyweight |  Thomas (FRA)W 10–6 |  Picardi (ITA)L 4–8 | Did not advance | |||
| Roberto Navarro | Featherweight |  Porozo (ECU)L 3–3+ | Did not advance | ||||
| Manuel Félix Díaz | Light welterweight |  Hambardzumyan (ARM)W 11–4 |  Joyce (IRL)W 11+–11 |  Sepahvand (IRI)W 11–6 | Vastine (FRA) W 12–10 | Boonjumnong (THA) W 12–4 | |
| Gilbert Lenin Castillo | Welterweight |  Stretskyy (UKR)L 6–9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Argenis Casimiro | Middleweight | Bye |  Blanco (VEN)L 7–18 | Did not advance | |||
Judo[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Juan Jacinto | Men's −66 kg | Bye |  Uchishiba (JPN) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Miresmaeili (IRI) L 0000–0011 | Did not advance | |||||
| Teófilo Diek | Men's −100 kg | Bye |  Morgan (CAN) L 1001–0000 | Did not advance | |||||||
| María García | Women's −52 kg | Bye |  Fernandes (BRA) W 0010–0001 |  Kim K-O (KOR) L 0000–1003 | Did not advance | ||||||
Sailing[edit]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Raul Aguayo | Laser | 37 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 29 | CAN | EL | 258 | 40 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting[edit]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Julio Elizardo Dujarric Lembcke | Skeet | 110 | 31 | Did not advance | |
Swimming[edit]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jacinto Ayala | 50 m freestyle | 22.57 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Table tennis[edit]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lin Ju | Men's singles | Bye |  Apolonia (POR)W 4–1 |  Crisan (ROU)L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lian Qian | Women's singles |  Fomum (CMR)W 4–0 | Komwong (THA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Wu Xue | Bye |  Sang Xu (AUS)W 4–0 |  Wang Yg (SIN)W 4–1 |  Gao J (USA)W 4–3 |  Guo Y (CHN)L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lian Qian Johenny Valdez Wu Xue | Women's team | Group A China (CHN) L 0 – 3  Austria (AUT)L 0 – 3  Croatia (CRO)L 1 – 3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Taekwondo[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Gabriel Mercedes | Men's −58 kg | Póvoa (POR) W 3–0 |  Chu M-Y (TPE)W 3–2 |  Ramos (ESP)W 3–2 | Bye |  Pérez (MEX)L 1–1 SUP | | |
Weightlifting[edit]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Yuderqui Contreras | Women's −53 kg | 93 | 4 | 111 | 5 | 204 | 5 |
See also[edit]
- Dominican Republic at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Dominican Republic at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
References[edit]
- ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
