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Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = AFG

| NOCname = Afghanistan National Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2008

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| location = Beijing

| competitors = 4

| sports = 2

| flagbearer = Nesar Ahmad Bahave{{cite web|url=http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf |title=List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 |publisher=www.olympic.org |format=PDF |access-date=2008-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815120822/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf |archive-date=15 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}

| rank = 80

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 1

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| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1936

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Afghanistan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of three men and one woman.[http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513144652/http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html |date=2008-05-13 }}, Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008{{cite news |first=John |last=Chalmers |title=Against all odds, Afghans try their luck in Beijing |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSSP28772420080809 |publisher=Reuters |location=Beijing, China |date=2008-08-09 |access-date=2008-08-16 |quote=But Muqimyar, the only woman among four athletes representing Afghanistan at the Games... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606030819/https://www.reuters.com/article/olympicsNews/idUSSP28772420080809?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |archive-date=2022-06-06 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91309803&ft=1&f=1004 "Afghan Tae Kwon Do Champ Aims for Olympic Glory"], NPR, June 10, 2008 Initially, Mehboba Ahdyar prepared to run the 800 metres and 1500 metres,[https://www.foxnews.com/story/afghan-woman-runs-toward-olympics-despite-jeers-potential-danger "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger"], Associated Press, March 16, 2008 but left her training camp on June 4 to seek political asylum in Norway.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2008-07-21-afghan-athletes_N.htm Female Afghan athlete likely still on the run], USA Today, July 21[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012143904/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article4304884.ece Fears ease after missing Afghan athlete found], Times of London, July 10

The country was represented by two competitors in athletics, and two in taekwondo. Afghanistan won its first ever Olympic medal at these games, with Rohullah Nikpai taking bronze in men's 58 kg taekwondo.

Medalists

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Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

{{bronze medal}}Rohullah NikpaiTaekwondoMen's 58 kg

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

Competitors in athletics events could qualify for the next round of competition in two ways. Qualifying by right involved ranking high enough in their heat, and qualifying by result meant ranking high enough in overall standings. Ranks shown are therefore those within each heat, not in overall standings.

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;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

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Massoud Azizi

|align=left|100 m

|11.45

|8

|colspan=6|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Robina Muqimyar

|align=left|100 m

|14.80

|8

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!Bronze Medal

!colspan=2|Final

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rohullah Nikpai

|align=left|Men's −58 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tuncat|GER|2008 Summer}}
W 4–3

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pérez|MEX|2008 Summer}}
L 1–2

|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Harvey|GBR|2008 Summer}}
W 2–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Ramos|ESP|2008 Summer}}
W 4–1

|Did not advance

|{{bronze03}}

align=center

|align=left|Nesar Ahmad Bahave

|align=left|Men's −68 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|M López|USA|2008 Summer}}
L 0–3

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Manz|GER|2008 Summer}}
L 3–4

|colspan=3|Did not advance

References

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{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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