Timor-Leste at the 2008 Summer Olympics

East Timor took at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to Athens in 2004 for the second time in the Olympic Summer Games in part. Earlier, East Timorese athletes had participated as Independent Olympic Participants at the Summer Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney. The delegation included two athletes. More athletes in boxing, weightlifting and Taekwondo could not compete due to lack of funds. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Mariana Ximenez.

Participants per sport

Athletics

  • Women's Mariana Diaz Ximenez (Marathon ): Target not achieved.
  • Men: Augusto Ramos Soares (Marathon ): Do not come to attend the games.
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