Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | MKD |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Atanas Nikolovski |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Yugoslavia (1920–1988) Independent Olympic Participants (1992) | |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
In total, seven athletes including five men and two women represented the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in five different sports including athletics, canoeing, shooting, swimming and wrestling.
Competitors
In total, seven athletes represented the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Athletics
In total, two Macedonian athletes participated in the athletics events – Ivana Rožman in the women's 100 m and Redžep Selman in the men's triple jump.[1]
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 18 August 2008. Selman contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 15.29 m came on his second attempt. However, it was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 37th overall.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Redžep Selman | Triple jump | 15.29 | 37 | Did not advance | |
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Rožman finished seventh in her heat in a time of 12.92 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ivana Rožman | 100 m | 12.92 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Canoeing
In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the canoeing events – Atanas Nikolovski in the men's slalom K-1.[1]
The qualifying round for the men's slalom K-1 took place on 11 August 2008. Nikolovski completed his two runs in a combined time of three minutes 1.19 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Atanas Nikolovski | Men's K-1 | 92.63 | 21 | 88.56 | 15 | 181.19 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
Shooting
In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the shooting events – Sašo Nestorov in the men's 10 m air rifle.[1]
The men's 10 m air rifle took place on 11 August 2008. In the preliminary round, Nestorov scored a total of 558 points across the six rounds. He did nt advance to the final and was ranked 51st overall.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sašo Nestorov | 10 m air rifle | 558 | 51 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
In total, two Macedonian athletes participated in the swimming events – Elena Popovska in the women's 100 m freestyle and Mihajlo Ristovski in the men's 200 m freestyle.[1]
The heats for the men's 200 m freestyle took place on 10 August 2008. Ristovski finished first in his heat in a time of one minute 57.45 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mihajlo Ristovski | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.45 | 55 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle took place on 13 August 2008. Popovska finished second in her heat in a time of 59.93 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elena Popovska | 100 m freestyle | 59.93 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
Wrestling
In total, one Macedonian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Murad Ramazanov in the men's freestyle −60 kg category.[1]
The men's freestyle −60 kg category took place on 19 August 2008. Ramazanov defeated Tevfik Odabaşı of Turkey in the first round. In the second round, he defeated to Kim Jong-Dae of South Korea. In the quarter-finals, he lost to Mavlet Batirov of Russia, In the repechage, he lost to Zelimkhan Huseynov of Azerbaijan.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Murad Ramazanov | −60 kg | Odabaşı (TUR) W 3–1 PP |
Kim J-D (KOR) W 3–1 PP |
Batirov (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Bye | Huseynov (AZE) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 7 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "North Macedonia [sic] at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Air Rifle, 10 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 200 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics, Lightweight, Freestyle (≤60 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.