Marshall Islands At The 2008 Summer Olympics
The Marshall Islands gained International Olympic Committee recognition in 2007, and sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, for their first ever appearance.
Athletes representing the Marshall Islands participated in four different events. Anju Jason was the first Marshallese athlete ever to qualify for the Olympic Games. He represented his country in taekwondo. Jared Heine is a swimmer and competed in the 100 meter backstroke. In athletics, the nation was represented by Roman Cress who ran in the men's 100 metres. Haley Nemra also represented the Marshall Islands running in the women's 800 metres. Nemra, whose father is a native Marshallese, is a University of San Francisco student who has definitely been to the Marshall Islands and is returning after graduation of 2012.
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