solomon islands summer olympics solomon islands send team compete summer olympics beijing china country delegation consisted athletes competing sports distinct events represented solomon islands track competed arrival solomon delegation beijing marked seventh appearance debut summer olympics los_angeles track athletes advance past rounds events athletes games games opening ceremony background group consisting approximately thousand islands serves home people island chain designated united_kingdom 1890s remained british control world war island chain center war worst fighting won right self government british declared independence nation fell period civil instability australia led military force restore law order country solomon delegation olympics arrived years nation independence summer olympics los_angeles california composed male athletes competing sports island nation continued send olympics era civil disorder solomon islands appeared seven summer olympic games prior including beijing games women represented summer olympics atlanta georgia largest solomon islands included athletes appeared including beijing games solomon won medal olympics summer olympics athletes male female participated sports distinct events year female youngest member delegation years old male years old oldest bore flag ceremonies athletics represented solomon islands beijing men meters dash male track field athlete born september years old competed men meters dash olympics athens ranked seventh heat advance past qualification round returned year old participate olympics qualification round event took place august placed heat seven athletes finished race seconds placing seconds turn placed seconds heat led jamaica bolt seconds antigua seconds ranked athletes participating qualification heats advance later rounds represented solomon islands women meters dash beijing olympics born national capital located island represented solomon islands beijing year old previously competed olympic games course qualification round event took place august placed sixth heat athletes finished time seconds runner placed ahead seconds ranked ahead seconds heat led jamaican seconds seconds qualification heats participants ranking 75th advance later 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 represented solomon islands beijing olympics participating women lightweight division encompasses athletes weigh kilograms born populous years old participated olympics previously competed olympic games course event took place august faced athletes athlete event entire region oceania phase event given attempts lift weight successfully lifted kilograms attempt kilograms second failed lift kilograms final try second event included lifting weights clean method successfully lifted kilograms manner attempt failed lift kilograms second tries combined score kilograms placed solomon twelfth place athletes event directly philippines eleventh place finalist kilograms turn ranked poland tenth place finalist kilograms gold medalist event china set olympic record kilograms
Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics