Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 (6 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Joshua Laban | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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The United States Virgin Islands competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
[edit] Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank | ||
| Tabarie Henry | 400 metres | 45.36 NR | 2 | =18 | 45.19 NR | 7 | 17 | did not advance | |
[edit] Women's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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| Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank | Overall | Time | Rank | ||
| LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | 100 metres | 11.41 | 3 Q | 20 | 11.55 | 5 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.12 | 4 Q | 16 | 23.37 | 7 | 24 | did not advance | |||||
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Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
The Virgin Islands qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. John Jackson qualified at the first American qualifying tournament.[1] His brother Julius Jackson earned his spot at the second qualifier.[2]
[edit] Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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| John Jackson | Welterweight |  Nurudzinau (BLR)W 4:2 |
 Kim Jung-Joo (KOR)L 0-10 |
did not advance | ||
| Julius Jackson | Light Heavyweight |  Egan (IRL)L 2:22 |
did not advance | |||
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Sailing
Main articles: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
[edit] Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Medal | ||||
| Thomas Barrows III | Laser | 20 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 21 | — | did not advance | 164 | 22nd |
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Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
[edit] Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Total | |||
| Ned Gerard | 50 m rifle Prone | 580 | 53rd | did not advance | 53rd | |
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Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
[edit] Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | |||
| Joshua Laban | 50m freestyle | 23.28 | 7 | did not advance | 53 | ||
[edit] See also
- U.S. Virgin Islands at the 2007 Pan American Games
- U.S. Virgin Islands at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
[edit] References
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