bahamas summer olympics bahamas sent delegation athletes compete summer olympics held beijing august beijing appearance marked fourteenth time olympics début summer olympics delegation included athletes sports track field boxing swimming tennis nineteen distinct events athletes advanced semifinals events finals events silver men meters relay bronze men triple jump delegation largest sent début country flag bearer background beijing bahamas participated summer olympics thirteen times included single summer olympics starting summer olympics finland excluding summer olympics moscow soviet_union bahamas appearance winter olympics delegation beijing included athletes largest history point prior beijing athletes won gold medals silver bronze total medals delegation beijing added silver bronze medal tally increasing total number medals flag bearer ceremonies delegation 41st line ceremonies coach prior start olympic track events said held strong chance events having considered unexpected world championships tying jamaica second place similar expectations held track coach traveled beijing train athletes included group athletics men competition male athletes competed track field events behalf bahamas athletes participated meters relay williams miller participated events meters relay thomas participated individual event meters relay individual events athletes involved distinct events meters meters meters triple jump meters high jump medals won beijing won men track field events meters relay triple jump men high jump sole athlete participating men high jump event beijing olympics event qualification round august thomas placed heat versus competitors included czech_republic great_britain thomas best height cleared preliminary round meters height israeli syrian american dusty thomas tied twelfth place scored ahead thomas misses high jump bar athletes overall thomas tied ukrainian place competing athletes thomas advance final round men meters competed behalf bahamas men meters placed seventh heat heats august qualification round facing competitors included dutch ranked fifth athletes heat completing event seconds scored ahead sixth place finalist japan fourth place finalist brazil falling seconds overall ranked thirty fourth athletes participated round progress rounds men meters graduate reached meter qualification round august sands placed second heat facing competitors included america spain sands ranked seven athletes completing event seconds placed seconds second place heat finalist seconds heat leader oliver overall sands ranked eighth athletes participated qualification round sands progressed placed second heat completing event time seconds sands ranked seventh heat athletes south_korea ahead georgia sands fell heat leader cuba seconds progress men meters jamaican born runner participate men meters race beijing olympics placed eighth heat august qualification round facing athletes included russia norway ranked heat athletes time seconds defeating second place heat finalist seconds athletes participated qualification round event tied cuban eighteenth place advanced august participated fifth heat athletes included united_states jamaica finished place heat time seconds falling ranked second time seconds placing ahead antigua ranked fourth time seconds forth tied fourteenth place advanced august semifinals competed heat athletes bolt time seconds finished sixth place heat earned time seconds ahead great_britain earned time seconds overall ranked twelfth sixteen athletes semifinals advance final round men triple jump graduate time cousin sands sole participant men triple jump event qualification round august sands placed second heat competitors included china great_britain cuba sands ranked second heat athletes jumping distance meters heat leader beat sands meters del sands meters overall sands ranked fifth thirty participating athletes progressed final round august round sands jumped distance meters bronze silver medalist great_britain jumped meters gold medalist portugal jumped meters men meters athlete time medalist time sponsored athlete participated men meters dash brown placed second heat finished time seconds ahead second place finalist australian placed heat placed athletes gaining time seconds placing nigeria james finished seconds ahead fiji finished seconds participated sixth heat ranked athletes earning time seconds placed ahead jamaica earned seconds trinidad earned seconds athletes participating event ranked tied australia tenth ranked thirty advanced semifinals took place august course semifinals brown placed heat placed second placed finished event seconds ranking second heat american ahead belgian completed event seconds placing seventh heat ahead james completed race seconds placing sixth heat competitors ranked ahead seventh place finisher competitor competitors advanced semifinals brown finished finished nineteenth finished twentieth brown advanced final round august brown finished event seconds placing forth american men meters relay men meters relay included team total included athletes athletes participated qualification round alongside qualification round took place august team participated second heat british jamaican japanese greek dominican teams overall team ranked second heat time british team earned time ahead jamaican team earned time sixteen teams participating event team ranked second bahamas relay proceeded final round august final round relay replaced started relay followed williams time relay silver american relay earned set olympic record ahead russian relay earned 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 runners participated heats received medals field events women competition women meters alumnus time athlete participating women meters dash summer olympics qualification round took place august placed heat included seven athletes jamaica nigeria ranked second heat time seconds place seconds place seconds overall ranked tenth athletes advanced semifinal round august semifinal round placed second heat included russian ranked fourth heat athletes completing event seconds jamaica ranked ahead place seconds nigeria ranked seconds athletes progressed semifinals ranked 15th progress final round women throw time athlete oldest athlete beijing delegation sole participant women throw event qualification round took place august included eve second heat qualifications eve participated rounds threw meters round placing thirteenth improved meters second round placing fourth threw meters round place seven participants heat eve best time placed ninth event cuba meters best attempt czech_republic meters best attempt competitors qualification round eve ranked twentieth progress final round women meters time clarke time medalist time time medalist time participated women meters race clarke placed sixth heat competed athletes like jamaica clarke ranked sixth athletes heat ran event seconds clarke ranked 56th athletes progress competed fourth heat defeated trinidad took time seconds overall tied great_britain seventh place participated eighth heat completed event seconds ranking second nigeria earned seconds placed second overall combined heats progressed took place later day placed second heat completed event seconds heat competitors ranked jamaica seconds seconds ranked ninth competed heat finished seconds ranked defeating seconds seconds overall placed eleventh progressed semifinals august competed heat semifinal round finished event seconds placed fifth simpson seconds seconds seconds seconds competed second heat semifinal round finished event seconds took fourth place immediately seconds seconds heat leader jamaica seconds athletes tied eighth place sixteen athletes progressed finals finals took place later august finished seconds placed seventh event ahead seconds seconds women meters women meters freestyle competitors competed fifth heat august qualification round competed athletes like jamaica seconds seconds russia seconds ranked fourth heat aforementioned athletes overall tied colombia 24th place qualification round competitors heat completed race seconds placed second heat seconds ahead nigeria qualification round competitors placed twentieth progressed round took place august competed heat finished time seconds falling seventh place finalist italy seconds leader heat seconds ranked 29th athletes progressed placed heat finished event seconds seconds seconds ranked ninth overall progressed semifinals competed heat august semifinal round finished dash seconds ranking fourth american seconds 3rd place seconds 2nd place seconds 1st place sixteen ranked seventh progressed finals final round took place august ran event seconds ranked seventh event overall ahead jamaica women long jump stanford_university athlete time times united_states participated olympics behalf bahamas women long jump august edwards placed second qualifying heat people including american russian eventual silver medalist heat leaders edwards receive mark score rank heat athletes receive mark qualification round slovakia india bobby george 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 boxing bahamas qualified boxer olympic boxing tournament johnson qualified class 2nd american qualifying event johnson boxer participate behalf bahamas beijing olympics participated class includes competitors weight kilograms boxing beijing took place august johnson matched moses second bout round johnson scored punches moses moses scored return johnson advanced round days johnson challenged ukraine bout august scoring punches receiving return defeating advanced august challenged defeated china second bout johnson scored punches opponent scored return swimming men competition men meters freestyle student swimmer participate meters freestyle event beijing olympics participated eighth heat event august preliminary rounds swimmers heat included switzerland jesus dominican_republic respectively took second heat ranked seventh completing event seconds ranked ahead eighth place heat finisher lithuania seconds sixth place heat finisher seconds overall ranked 52nd event participants progress semifinal rounds men meters butterfly athlete time competed events beijing olympics meters butterfly meters butterfly meters individual medley meters butterfly participated heat august preliminary round competing athletes included israel lithuania ranked heat completing event seconds falling seconds beating hungarian seconds overall ranked 49th participating athletes advance men meters butterfly participation meters butterfly took place august preliminary round placed heat led taiwan portugal completed event placing sixth event fell columbia finished ahead malaysia finished competitors preliminary round ranked 35th advance rounds men meters individual medley competed behalf bahamas meters individual medley event combines competitive swimming strokes event preliminary round took place august competed heat led israel bulgaria greece ranked fourth heat time falling completed event placing ahead croatia completed event competing athletes placed 24th advance women competition women meters canada born alumnus swimmer participate women meters representing bahamas beijing olympics participated preliminary rounds event august swam heat versus swimmers included columbia colorado israel ranked respectively second heat ranked fourth heat time sweden seconds ahead hong_kong seconds total swimmers took preliminary rounds ranked 32nd advance semifinals later day women meters freestyle student wallace participated events beijing meters freestyle meters freestyle meters freestyle preliminary rounds took place august wallace placed eighth heat led israel wallace czech_republic ranked second time seconds heat leader finished seconds place finalist finished seconds overall participating athletes wallace ranked 24th advance later rounds women meters freestyle wallace performance meters freestyle took place preliminary round august placed heat included athletes like hong_kong austria time seconds wallace placed second heat leader wilson finished seconds ahead place finalist finished seconds participants wallace ranked 28th advance past summary men rounds events decided time basis positions shown overall results versus competitors heats women rounds events decided time basis positions shown overall results versus competitors heats tennis time participated men doubles tennis behalf bahamas entrance constituted participation tennis event tennis entry nation caribbean pair participated match event round august faced team united_states included bob brothers won sets team defeated eventually winning bronze medal event
Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics