Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indonesia took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The Olympics is a big event where athletes from many countries come together to compete in many sports. In these games, twenty-two athletes from Indonesia had earned their spots by doing well in qualifying events. In addition, three more athletes were allowed to join through something called a wildcard entry, which gives a chance to athletes who might not have qualified through the usual way. This was an important moment for Indonesia, as it showed the country's support for its athletes and their hard work.

Medalists

Further information: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2008 Summer Olympics medal winners

Competitors

Here is the list showing how many competitors from Indonesia took part in the Games.

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indonesia sent archers to the 2008 Summer Olympics for the ninth time, hoping to win the country's first gold medal in archery and its first archery medal of any kind since winning silver in 1988. Two women from Indonesia, Ika Yuliana Rochmawati and Rina Dewi Puspitasari, earned spots by doing well at the 2008 Asian championships.

Rina Dewi Puspitasari competed for Indonesia in women's individual archery. She was born in Bojonegoro Regency on the island of Java, near the city of Surabaya. This was her second Olympics, having first competed in 2004 at age 18. In Beijing, she finished in 46th place. During the first round on August 9, she shot against 63 other athletes. She scored 620 points overall. On August 11, she faced an archer from Russia, Miroslava Dagbaeva. They both scored 106 points, but Dagbaeva won the tiebreaker, so Puspitasari did not move on to later rounds.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Suryo Agung Wibowo from Surakarta in central Java competed for Indonesia in the men's 100 meters dash at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was 24 years old during the event. In his heat on August 14, he finished in 10.46 seconds, placing seventh in his group and 41st overall. He did not move on to later rounds.

Dedeh Erawati was Indonesia's only female athlete in track events at the Beijing Olympics. She ran in the women's 100 meters hurdles. Erawati, born in Sumedang near Bandung, was 28 years old at the time. In her heat on August 17, she finished in 13.49 seconds, placing seventh in her group and 34th overall. She also did not advance to later rounds.

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Two Indonesian athletes competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Taufik Hidayat competed in men's singles. He had previously won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. In Beijing, he faced an athlete from Malaysia in the first round but did not advance further.

Sony Dwi Kuncoro also competed in men's singles. He had won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. In Beijing, he won his first two matches but was defeated in the quarterfinals by an athlete from Malaysia, who later won the silver medal.

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana, also called Oka Sulaksana, was Indonesia's only sailor at the Beijing Olympics. He competed in the men's windsurfer event. Sulaksana, from Sanur on the island of Bali, had also competed in the Olympics in 1996, 2000, and 2004. At the 2008 games, he was 37 years old.

In the races, Sulaksana placed between 22nd and 31st in each race, and he did not finish the last race. Overall, he finished 27th out of 35 sailors. He was ahead of Belarus's Mikalai Zhukavets and behind the United States' Benjamin Barger. The gold medalist, Tom Ashley from New Zealand, scored much lower than Sulaksana.

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Yosheefin Shila Prasasti was Indonesia's only shooter at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in the women's air rifle 10 meters event. She was 26 years old during the games. In the competition, she scored 97 points in the first round, 98 in the second, 98 in the third, and 100 in the last round. Her total score was 393, placing her 24th overall.

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Donny Budiarto Utomo represented Indonesia in swimming at the Beijing Olympics. He competed in the men's 200 meters butterfly. Utomo was 25 years old when he first competed in the Olympics in 2004, and he returned at age 29 in Beijing. In the preliminary round on August 11, he finished last in his heat with a time of 2:03.44 and did not advance to the next round.

Fibriani Ratna Marita was Indonesia's only female swimmer at the Beijing Olympics. She competed in the women's 200 meters individual medley at age 14, making her the youngest member of the Indonesian team. In the preliminary races on August 11, she finished sixth in her heat with a time of 2:28.18 and did not advance to later rounds.

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indonesia had several athletes compete in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Sandow Weldemar Nasution competed in the middleweight class, finishing in 11th place. Edi Kurniawan took part in the lightweight class and placed 12th. Triyatno, in the featherweight class, won a bronze medal. Eko Yuli Irawan, in the bantamweight class, also won a bronze medal.

The only female weightlifter from Indonesia was Raema Lisa Rumbewas, who had previously won silver medals in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. In Beijing, she placed fourth in her event.