Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Palestinian Olympic Committee sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Palestinian delegation consisted of two runners and two swimmers.[1][2]

Palestine at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Palestine
IOC codePLE
NOCPalestine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.poc.ps (in Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Nader Almassri
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

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 Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nader Almassri 5000 m 14:41.10 13 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gharid Ghrouf 100 m 13.03 7 Did not advance

Swimming
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hamza Abdo[3] 50 m freestyle 25.60 73 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zakiya Nassar[4] 50 m freestyle 31.97 79 Did not advance
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See also

References
  1. "Palestinian Olympic team face training hurdles", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 7, 2008
  2. "Palestine heads to Olympics" Archived 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, June 21, 2008
  3. "Palestinian Olympic team face training hurdles", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, June 7, 2008
  4. "Palestinian Olympic runner receives exit permit", Ynet News, April 8, 2008
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