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unusual facts about 2008 Olympics



Anthoula Mylonaki

She participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as one of the eight qualified countries.

Cheryl Bailey

She led the support staff for the USA team during the 2007 and the 2011 FIFA Women's World cups and the 2008 Olympics.

Corney Swanepoel

He swam for New Zealand at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Evangelia Moraitidou

She participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Felipe França Silva

Felipe Alves França da Silva (born May 14, 1987 in Suzano, São Paulo) is a breaststroke swimmer from Brazil, who competed for his country at the 2008 Olympics.

Kyriaki Liosi

Liosi participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing.

Laura Turner

Laura Kate Turner (born 12 August 1982) is a British sprinter, who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, in the 4 x 100 m relay and the 100 m.

Nick Weglarz

Nick was also a part of Team Canada's baseball team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he hit .400 in the preliminaries, and .450 in the Olympic qualifier against Taiwan.

Pim Nieuwenhuis

Nieuwenhuis as crew on the Dutch Tornado with Mitch Booth as helmsman took 5th place during the 2008 Olympics, in Qingdao.

Rick Eckstein

He also was the hitting coach on the United States national baseball team in the 2008 Olympics.

Sergei Pankov

Sergey Pankov (swimmer) (b. 1988), Uzbekistani swimmer who participated, among other competitions, in the 2008 Olympics

Women's football at the 2007 South Pacific Games

Papua New Guinea advanced to face New Zealand in a playoff game for a spot at the 2008 Olympics.

Yankiel León

Yankiel León Alarcón (born 26 April 1982 in Jobabo) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.

Zhao Zhongxiang

In 2001 it was announced that he was to be one of 36 athletes and celebrities to be featured on stamps issued in support of Beijing's application for the 2008 Olympics.


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AnnMaria De Mars

Her third child, Ronda Rousey has also been successful in judo earning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and is now a professional mixed martial artist and current UFC Women's Champion.

Belén Asensio

However, she has not qualified for any of the past three Olympics (2000, 2004 and 2008), losing her spot for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics to Spanish rival Brigitte Yagüe at the Spanish Olympic trials.

Blake Russell

After the 2008 Olympics she had a son and made a successful return to the track placing 4th in the 10,000 meters at the USA Track and Field Championships and winning road running the San Jose Half Marathon, crossing the line in 1:11:55 – over a minute ahead of her closest competitor Linda Somers.

Brandeis Judges

Tim Morehouse ('00) won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Men's team Saber in Beijing, China.

Con Boutsianis

Prior to the 2008 Olympics, Boutsianis was hired to work with the US Women's Olympic soccer team as a specialist coach for free-kick specialist Carli Lloyd.

Fernanda Gonzalez

Fernanda González (b. 1990), Mexican swimmer who competed at the 2008 Olympics

Furkan

Furkan Ulaş Memiş (born 1991), Turkish amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight

Glenunga International High School

William Henzell - Represented Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics in table tennis

He Chong

At the 2008 Olympics He Chong defeated an elite field of divers including, the two time world champion Alexandre Despatie, the 2006 world cup champion Qin Kai, and eight time Olympic medalist Dmitri Sautin.

Jan Stirling

Following the 2008 Olympics, Stirling stepped down as the Opals head coach, becoming a consultant to the Russian Basketball Federation.

Kerron Clement

In the fall of 2007, he decided to leave Gainesville, and moved to California to train under legendary track coach Bob Kersee to prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Mike Hebert

Hebert has produced two Olympians, Lindsey Berg, who made Olympic appearances in 2004 and 2008 for the indoor team, and Nicole Branagh, who appeared in the 2008 Olympics with Elaine Youngs for beach volleyball.

Minke Smeets

During the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing her boyfriend, Dutch' baseball teams catcher, Tjerk Smeets proposed, and Minke accepted.

Nabie Foday Fofanah

His younger sister, Fatmata Fofanah, is a Women's 100 m hurdler, who also competed at the 2008 Olympics for Guinea.

Vox Angeli Children's Choir

At the same time, the Choir sang with superstar Jackie Chan and represented the Philippines for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics.

Wyndham College

Kenrick Monk – Swimming, 2008 Olympics, 2007 World Aquatics Championships, 2010 Commonwealth Games