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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = MRI
| NOCname = Mauritius Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2008
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website =
| location = Beijing
| competitors = 12
| sports = 7
| flagbearer = Stephan Buckland
| rank = 80
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1984
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}Mauritius competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever medal (bronze) in boxing. Medalists| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|
| {{Bronze medal}} | Bruno|Julie}} | Boxing | Bantamweight | August 22 |
Archery{{main article|Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}Mauritius will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. The country was given one spot in the women's individual competition via Tripartite Commission invitation; Veronique D'Unienville will be Mauritius's representative.[1] | Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match | | Score | Seed | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Rank |
|---|
| Veronique D'Unienville | Women's individual | 605 | 53 | Román|MEX|2008 Summer}} (12)
L 97–108 | Did not advance |
Athletics{{main article|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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| Stephan Buckland | 200 m | 20.98 | 3 Q | 20.37 SB | 5 q | 20.48 | 6 | Did not advance | | Eric Milazar | 400 m | 46.06 | 7 | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | Did not advance |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final |
|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
|---|
| Arnaud Casquette | Long jump | {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} | Did not advance |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final |
|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|
| Annabelle Lascar | 400 m | 2:06.11 | 5 | Did not advance |
Badminton{{main article|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match |
|---|
Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Opposition
Score | Rank |
|---|
| Karen Foo Kune | Women's singles | Bye}} | Lu L|CHN|2008 Summer}}
L 3–21, 1–7ret | Did not advance |
Boxing{{main article|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}Mauritius qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Julie and Colin both earned spots at the second African qualifying tournament.[2] Bruno Julie is the first Olympic medalist for Mauritius since the nation began competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Julie secured a bronze medal with the quarterfinal victory over Venezuela's Héctor Manzanilla on August 18, 2008.[3] | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|
Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Rank |
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| Bruno Julie | Bantamweight | Nketu|LES|2008 Summer}}
W 17–8 | Tadjibayev|UZB|2008 Summer}}
W 16–4 | Manzanilla|VEN|2008 Summer}}
W 13–9 | León|CUB|2008 Summer}}
L 5–7 | Did not advance | {{bronze03}} | | Richarno Colin | Light welterweight | Carvalho|BRA|2008 Summer}}
W 15–11 | Kovalev|RUS|2008 Summer}}
L 2–11 | Did not advance |
Cycling{{main article|Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}Road| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|
| Aurelie Halbwachs | Women's road race | 3:52:11 | 62 |
Swimming{{main article|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final |
|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|
| Gael Adam | 100 m freestyle | 52.35 | 57 | Did not advance |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final |
|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
|---|
| Diane Etiennette | 50 m freestyle | 28.83 | 63 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting{{main article|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
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| Ravi Bhollah | Men's −94 kg | 125 | 18 | 150 | 16 | 275 | 16 |
References1. ^FITA Olympic Qualification - Women
2. ^2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
3. ^https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/boxing/news;_ylt=Asx_lPGDlea1VL7OUZwbS2o1o5N4?slug=ap-box-roundten&prov=ap&type=lgns
External links- [https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/athletes?country_codes=MRI]
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{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}} 3 : Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Mauritius at the Summer Olympics by year|2008 in Mauritian sport |