Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Fiji has been the 12th time participated in the Olympic Games at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The flag bearer at the Olympic opening ceremony was the sprinter Makelesi Bulikiobo. 6 athletes representing Fiji in 5 disciplines.

Participants per sport

Weightlifting

  • Josefa Vueti Men class to 77 kg

Judo

  • Sisilia Nasiga Women, class up to 70 kg

Athletics

  • Makelesi Bulikiobo Women, 400 m
  • Niko Verekauta Men, 400 m

Glen Kable qualified eighth of the Shooting World Cup tournament in Texas for the Olympic Games. Kable had taken part in the Olympic Games also in 2004.

  • Glen Kable Men, Trap

Swimming

Carl Probert moved after, as Caroline Pickering and Rachel Ah Koy Puamau deteriorated before the Olympics. Probert participated in every Olympic Games since 1992.

  • Carl Probert Men, 100 m freestyle
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