Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 Medal Name Sport Event Manuel Félix Díaz Boxing Light welterweight Gabriel Mercedes Taekwondo Men's 58 kg

Athletics

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankArismendy Peguero400 m46.28 6Did not advanceFélix Sánchez400 m hurdles51.10 5Did not advanceJoel BáezPedro MejíaArismendy PegueroCarlos Yohelin SantaYoel Tapia4 × 400 m relay3:04.31 SB8colspan=2 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMariely Sánchez200 m24.05 6Did not advance

Boxing

The Dominican Republic qualified six boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Nunez was the only boxer to qualify at the World Championships.World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 Payano became the second to qualify for the nation, doing so at the first American qualifying tournament.1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament The remaining four boxers qualified at the second American continental qualifying tournament.2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWinston MendezLight flyweightW 9–3L 3–7Did not advanceJuan Carlos PayanoFlyweight W 10–6 L 4–8Did not advanceRoberto NavarroFeatherweightL 3–3+Did not advanceManuel Félix DíazLight welterweightW 11–4W 11+–11W 11–6W 12–10W 12–4Gilbert Lenin CastilloWelterweightL 6–9Did not advanceArgenis CasimiroMiddleweightL 7–18Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJuan JacintoMen's −66 kg L 0000–1001Did not advance L 0000–0011Did not advanceTeófilo DiekMen's −100 kg L 1001–0000Did not advanceMaría GarcíaWomen's −52 kg W 0010–0001 L 0000–1003Did not advance

Sailing

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Raul AguayoLaser37 30 35383428293629CANEL25840 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJulio Elizardo Dujarric LembckeSkeet11031Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJacinto Ayala50 m freestyle22.5734Did not advance

Table tennis

Singles AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLin JuMen's singlesW 4–1L 1–4Did not advanceLian QianWomen's singlesW 4–0L 1–4Did not advanceWu Xuecolspan=2 W 4–0W 4–1W 4–3L 0–4Did not advance

Team AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLian QianJohenny Valdez Wu XueWomen's teamGroup AL 0 – 3L 0 – 3L 1 – 34Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGabriel MercedesMen's −58 kgW 3–0W 3–2W 3–2colspan=2 L 1–1

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankYuderqui ContrerasWomen's −53 kg93411152045

See also Dominican Republic at the 2007 Pan American Games Dominican Republic at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

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