Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

sent a delegation of five athletes compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, which included Mariama Dalanda Barry in Taekwondo, Fatmata Fofanah

Fatmata Fofanah

Fatmata Fofanah is a Guinean athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Born in Sierra Leone duiring the Civil War, she grew up in Guinea and the United States...

 (African champion in the Women's 100m Hurdles), Djene Barry and Mamadou Cisse in swimming, and Nabie Foday Fofanah

Nabie Foday Fofanah

Nabie Foday Fofanah is a Guinean sprinter. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and lives in New York City.Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001–04, and running track with their team, where he was a...

 in Athletics (who competed in the 200m and 100m sprint in the 2004 Olympics). Thanks to the use of Simplified Chinese stroke count, it was first after Greece

Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Greece competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. They were represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, which announced on July 28, 2008, the 156 Greek athletes to compete in Beijing, composed of 84 men and 72 women, the largest Greek Olympic team ever excluding...

 in the Parade of Nations

2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag...

 as it takes only two strokes to write the first character—Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Guinea-Bissau sent a delegation of 32 people, 3 of them athletes who competed, to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. - Athletics:Track and road events- Wrestling:Freestyle...

 followed directly behind.

Athletics

Women

Fatmata Fofanah, African Champion 100 m Hurdler, was much favoured going into her first qualifing heat. Sadly, she fell at the first hurdle, and while uninjured, was unable to finish.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah Fatmata Fofanah is a Guinean athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. Born in Sierra Leone duiring the Civil War, she grew up in Guinea and the United States...	Women's 100 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualifying rule: first two of each heat plus the six fastest times qualified.-Semifinals:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.-Final:...	DNF	87	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nabie Foday Fofanah Nabie Foday Fofanah Nabie Foday Fofanah is a Guinean sprinter. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and lives in New York City.Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001–04, and running track with their team, where he was a...	Men's 200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	21.68		Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Djene Barry	Women's 50 m freestyle	39.80	89	Did not advance
Mamadou Cisse	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	29.29	89	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Mariama Dalanda Barry	−67 kg	L 1-6	Did not advance