Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
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Samoa is planning on sending a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Archery
Samoa will send an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Joseph Walter earned the country its first Olympic archery qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Oceanian championship.[1]
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Boxing
Samoa qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Satupaitea Farani Tavui earned Oceania's qualifying spot in the light heavyweight class by winning the Oceanian continental qualifying tournament.[2]
- Light heavyweight: Satupaitea Farani Tavui
[edit] Swimming
17-year-old Emma Hunter, a Samoan New Zealander, will be the first woman to swim for Samoa at any Olympic Games. She will compete in freestyle and butterfly events.[3]
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