summer olympics sent delegation people compete summer olympics beijing china athletes swimmers participated distinct events appearance beijing marked tenth olympic appearance included olympic games summer olympics mexico_city excluded summer olympics moscow athletes advance past round events flag bearer beijing athlete medalist history beijing olympics nation olympic swimming coach background including participation beijing games athletes participated olympic games summer games case athlete participation summer olympics mexico_city sent single male athlete athletes participated olympic games summer olympics soviet_union beijing country sent seven athletes games prior including athlete won medals claimed athletes won gold medal bronze medal swimming events medals won beijing participate event beijing olympics flag bearer ceremonies served head coach olympic swim team having served previously associate head coach swim team summer olympics athens assistant coach team athletics year old appeared olympics time participated meters dash beijing sole male participant track field olympics participated heat august qualification round completing event seconds ranking seventh athletes leaders heat included jamaica seconds antigua seconds scored directly ahead moses seconds directly italy seconds heats combined ranked athletes participated qualification round progress year old student florida thomas high school participated beijing olympics behalf female track field athlete year previously participated olympic games participated heat qualification round took place august completed event seconds placing seventh athletes heat finishing seconds eighth competitor heat started event leaders heat united_states seconds sri_lanka seconds athletes competed qualification round ranked 44th progress rounds ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round swimming year old participated behalf men meters butterfly participation beijing marked second olympic appearance participated previously men meters butterfly summer olympics male swimmer participating beijing games august preliminary round participated second heat completed event seconds ranking seven athletes heat ranked directly malaysia seconds directly ahead seconds leaders heat seconds overall ranked athletes participated event advance later rounds born swimmer youngest athlete participate delegation beijing years old time performance female swimmer delegation previously appeared olympic games preliminary round women meters freestyle event participated took place august placed fifth heat completed event seconds taking second heat fell athlete seconds scored ahead seconds athletes participated preliminary round ranked 54th advance later rounds
Suriname at the 2008 Summer Olympics