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Mauritius at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Mauritius at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MRI
NOC	Mauritius Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	12 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Stephan Buckland
Medals; Ranked 80th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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	Bruno Julie	Boxing	Bantamweight	August 22

Archery

Mauritius sent 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 / BM
Athlete	Event	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) (12) L 97–108	Did not advance

Athletics

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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
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	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Arnaud Casquette	Long jump	DNS		Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Annabelle Lascar	400 m	2:06.11	5	Did not advance

Badminton

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Karen Foo Kune	Women's singles	Bye	Lu L (CHN) L 3–21, 1–7^ret	Did not advance

Boxing

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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bruno Julie	Bantamweight	Nketu (LES) W 17–8	Tadjibayev (UZB) W 16–4	Manzanilla (VEN) W 13–9	León (CUB) L 5–7	Did not advance
Richarno Colin	Light welterweight	Carvalho (BRA) W 15–11	Kovalev (RUS) L 2–11	Did not advance