summer olympics sent delegation people including athletes compete summer olympics beijing china appearance beijing marked fourth time delegation participated olympic games debut olympic games smallest history dominican delegation include female athletes ran men meters participated men meters advanced past qualification rounds lloyd supposed compete men meters participate track coach country flag bearer olympics background island nation located far eastern rim caribbean_sea french colonies guadeloupe north martinique south country debut olympics atlanta summer olympics participated summer olympics beijing olympics numbering total largest delegation sent size delegation decreased summer olympics sydney summer olympics athens beijing delegation included athletes appearance olympics marked dominican delegation included women beijing summer olympics dominican athletes won medals coach accompanying dominican delegation nation ceremonies delegation beijing totaled people athletes president chef mission joseph secretary general youth toulon included delegation coach lloyd qualified men meters men meter ranking world men meters time lloyd end participating men meters dash raced men meters athletics year old participated behalf beijing olympics men meters dash born houston texas career began participation men meters dash competed year old athens games august qualification round lloyd placed heat completed race fifth place finishing time seconds seconds fell seconds leaders lloyd heat included great_britain seconds seconds overall athletes finished races qualification round event lloyd placed 32nd advance later rounds competed men meters dash beijing dominican participating event born new_jersey suburb new_york attending columbia_university initially tried united_states olympic team failed qualify taking berth offered parents homeland time competition beijing previously competed olympic games august qualification round dominican american athlete placed fourth heat finished fourth place time seconds displacing seconds falling jamaica seconds leaders heat included great_britain seconds australia seconds overall ranked 34th athletes completed qualification round event 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 men
Dominica at the 2008 Summer Olympics