antigua summer olympics antigua competed summer olympics beijing china submitting delegation included athletes track field events swimming antigua appearance beijing marked eighth appearance summer olympics nation debut summer olympics canada antigua bailey reached christian semifinals respective events background antigua participated olympic games debut summer olympics appearance beijing competing edition summer olympics moscow summer olympic delegation smaller 1980s 1990s composed thirteen athletes participants size summer olympics athens conclusion beijing games athlete won medal progressed semifinals respective events games youngest athlete years age eldest supported chinese handling civil unrest issue marred controversy self numerous protesters expressed support chinese efforts host olympics beijing despite controversy flag bearer games athlete athletics men meters antigua athlete bailey competed men dash behalf antigua year event participation beijing marked second appearance olympic games following summer olympics athens beijing assigned heat round august competing jamaica brazil bailey ran event seconds coming second place heat people placing heat leader bolt seconds ahead seconds overall round bailey tied trinidad tenth place eighty athletes bailey advanced occurred later day bailey placed heat jamaica completing second round seconds ranked fourth event falling bahamas 3rd place time seconds ahead 5th place time seconds overall bailey tied japan twentieth place remaining athletes progress semifinals men meters austin student christian participated behalf antigua dash beijing olympics christian broke best american high school time son antigua summer olympics participation marked second olympic appearance having competed summer olympics beijing raced heat round event august ranked second place athletes falling heat leader trinidad seconds placing ahead canada seconds overall christian tied trinidad japan ninth place athletes day christian participated placed heat athletes included belgium christian took place race time seconds beating second place finalist seconds ranking second overall thirty athletes christian fell overall leader seconds defeated seconds christian advanced semifinals took place day christian competed heat bolt jamaica united_states ranked fifth running time seconds collins ran seconds faster christian mauritius ran seconds slower christian advance final round men high jump competed beijing olympics antigua sole high participated second qualifying heat august athletes included brazil czech_republic cleared meter height second attempt placing tenth place heat finalist ukraine height try eleventh place heat finalist sweden height second attempt fewer overall misses finished ahead thirteenth place heat finalists italy spain sixteenth place heat finalist malaysia achieved height tries overall ranked 28th competitors advance finals august women meters competed antigua women dash female member national delegation beijing participation games marked second olympic appearance having summer olympics atlanta beijing williams participated round event august placed heat athletes included belgian completed race seconds finishing sixth athletes guam seventh place finalist ran seconds slower williams fifth place finalist japan ran seconds faster heat leader earned time seconds faster williams overall williams ranked 54th athletes progress summary key note 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 road events field events road events swimming year old person compete swimming event antigua time year high school competed men freestyle taking august participation event marked fifth time pool usually practiced ocean course event valentine placed heat swimmers included valentine swam event seconds ranking fifth competitors 6th finished nearly seconds time seconds led heat time seconds overall valentine ranked swimmers event advance semifinals held day men
Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics