Indonesia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. At the games, twenty-two Indonesians had qualified to compete, while the other three had been granted a wildcard entry."Shooter joins Indonesian Olympic squad" , Jakarta Post, June 26, 2008"Yosheefin Huni Posisi Ke-24", Kompas, August 10, 2008
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Markis KidoHendra Setiawan Badminton Men's doubles 16 August Nova WidiantoLiliyana Natsir Mixed doubles 17 August Raema Lisa Rumbewas Weightlifting Women's 53 kg 10 August Eko Yuli Irawan Men's 56 kg Triyatno Men's 62 kg 11 August Maria Kristin Yulianti Badminton Women's singles 16 August
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Medals by sportSport TotalBadminton1113Weightlifting0033Total1146 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top"|
Medals by genderGenderTotalFemale0022Male1023Mixed0101Total1146 | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by dateDate Total10 August002211 August001116 August101217 August0101Total1146
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 2 2Athletics 1 1 2Badminton 8 3 11Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Weightlifting 4 1 5 Total 15 9 24
Archery
Indonesia will send archers to the Olympics for the ninth time, seeking the nation's first Olympic gold medal in the sport and first archery medal of any kind since earning the silver in the 1988 women's team competition. Ika Yuliana Rochmawati and Rina Dewi Puspitasari earned Indonesia two spots in the women's individual competition by placing first and third at the 2008 Asian championships.FITA Olympic Qualification - Women
Women Rina Dewi Puspitasari competed in women's individual archery at the Beijing Olympics as a representative of Indonesia. Born in Bojonegoro Regency, a rural region on Java to the west of the eastern coastal metropolis Surabaya, she first competed in the Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games when she was 18 years old. Puspitasari competed in the women's individual event for the first time here, finishing in 46th place. Her appearance in Beijing marked her second Olympic appearance. During the course of the August 9 preliminary round, Puspitasari competed against 63 other athletes. During the first half of this first round, the Indonesian archer accumulated 317 points; in the second half, she accrued an additional 303, bringing her total score to 620. Puspitasari scored a total of 19 bullseyes, but missed six targets entirely. On August 11, Puspitasari advanced to the August 11 one-of-thirty-two elimination round; she competed in the 27th match, facing Russia's Miroslava Dagbaeva. Both earned 106 points during this round, with Puspitasari scoring four bullseyes; during the tiebreaker portion, she scored nine points to Dagbaeva's 10. Puspitasari was defeated and did not advance to later rounds.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRina Dewi PuspitasariIndividual62042 (23)L 106 (9)–106 (10)Did not advanceIka Yuliana Rochmawati62141 (24)L 101–114Did not advance
Athletics
Men Suryo Agung Wibowo represented Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 meters dash. Born in Surakarta in central Java, Wibowo was 24 years old at the time of his event in Beijing. During the August 14 qualification round, Wibowo raced seven other athletes in the third heat. He finished the event in 10.46 seconds. He seventh ahead, of Jared Lewis of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (11.00 seconds) and behind Andrew Hinds of Barbados (10.35 seconds) in a heat led by Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago (10.24 seconds) and France's Martial Mbandjock (10.26 seconds). Overall, he ranked 41st out of 80 athletes, tying Nigeria's Uchenna Emedolu. He did not advance to later rounds.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSuryo Agung Wibowo100 m10.466Did not advance
Women Dedeh Erawati was the only female athlete representing Indonesia in track events while at the Beijing Olympics. She participated in the women's 100 meters hurdles. Born in Sumedang, a western Javanese city within the vicinity of the major metropolis Bandung, Erawati was 28 years old at the time of her participation in Beijing. She had not previously competed in any Olympic games. During the course of the preliminary round of the races, which took place on August 17, Erawati competed in the fifth heat against seven other athletes. She finished seventh of the seven athletes who finished the event in her heat, running the event in a time of 13.49 seconds. While the slowest in her heat, she placed ahead of Guinea's Fatmata Fofanah, who did not finish the event. Haiti's Nadine Faustin placed sixth (13.25 seconds), directly ahead of Erawati, in a heat led by Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton (12.69 seconds) and the United States' Dawn Harper (12.73 seconds). Of the 40 athletes competing in the event, Erawati placed 34th. She did not advance to later rounds.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDedeh Erawati"Indonesia's 100m hurdler ready for Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 29, 2008100 m hurdles13.497Did not advance
Badminton
Men Taufik Hidayat represented Indonesia in singles badminton at the Beijing Olympics. Born in Bandung, a major city in western Java, in 1981, Hidayat first represented Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia at the age of 19. At these games, he was the top seed and was expected to progress to finals, but lost in quarterfinals. He returned at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and won the event's gold medal. Hidayat's appearance in Beijing marked his third, but not final, Olympic appearance. During these games, the Indonesian athlete faced Malaysia's Wong Choong Hann in the Round of 32 (the first round) in the seventh match. The Malaysian defeated the Indonesian 21–19 and 21–16. Hidayat did not progress to further rounds.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro also competed for Indonesia in men's singles badminton. He was born in Surabaya in 1984, and was 20 years old when he first competed at the Olympic games in Athens in 2004. During this competition, Kuncoro won the bronze medal. When he returned to the Olympics four years later, Kuncoro was 24 years old. During the August 10 round of 32, the Indonesian was placed in the fourteenth match against Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana. He defeated him 21–16 and 21–14; Kuncoro advanced to the next round. On August 11, Kuncoro faced Finland's Ville Lang in the seventh match of the round of 16. The Indonesian badminton player won 21–13 and 21–18, defeating Lang as well and sending Kuncoro to the quarterfinal round. At that time, Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei challenged Kuncoro in the fourth match and defeated him after winning 21–9 and 21–11. Chong would eventually continue to win the silver medal.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTaufik HidayatSinglesL 19–21, 16–21Did not advanceSony Dwi KuncoroW 21–16, 21–14W 21–13, 21–18L 9–21, 11–21Did not advanceLuluk Hadiyanto Alvent YuliantoDoublescolspan=2 L 21–19, 14–21, 14–21Did not advanceMarkis Kido Hendra Setiawancolspan=2 W 22–20, 10–21, 21–17W 21–16, 21–18W 21–19, 21–17W 12–21, 21–11, 21–16
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaria Kristin YuliantiSinglesW 18–21, 21–13, 22–20W 21–9, 21–14W 18–21, 21–19, 21–14W 26–28, 21–14, 21–15L 15–21, 15–21W 11–21, 21–13, 21–15Vita Marissa Liliyana NatsirDoublescolspan=2 L 19–21, 15–21Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFlandy LimpeleVita MarissaDoublesW 21–12, 21–12W 21–17, 15–21, 21–17L 9–21, 21–12, 17–21L 21–19, 17–21, 21–234Nova WidiantoLiliyana NatsirW 23–21, 21–19W 21–13, 21–19W 15–21, 21–11, 23–21L 11–21, 17–21
Sailing
Men I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana, known also as Oka Sulaksana, was Indonesia's only sailor at the Beijing Olympics. He participated in the men's windsurfer event. Born in Sanur, a town on the island of Bali nearby the island's capital city Denpasar, Sulaksana has been affiliated with the Sanur Windsurfing Center's programs and first participated Olympically at the 1996 Atlanta games, when he was 25 years old. He has since participated at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games, competing at Beijing as a 37-year-old. The Indonesian athlete placed 24th in the first race of the event, 24th in the second race, 23rd in the third race, 27th in the fourth, 22nd in the fifth, 31st in the sixth, 28th in the seventh, and 30th in the eighth. During the ninth and final race, Sulaksana did not finish, earning 36 points. In total, Sulaksana ranked 27th out of the 35 windsurfers, scoring a total of 225 points. He placed ahead of Belarus' Mikalai Zhukavets (229 points) and behind the United States' Benjamin Barger (217 points). In comparison, gold medalist Tom Ashley of New Zealand scored 52 points, and Colombia's 35th place finalist Santiago Grillo scored 293 points.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*I Gusti Made Oka SulaksanaRS:X24242327223128303616EL22527 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
Women Yosheefin Shila Prasasti competed on Indonesia's behalf as the country's only shooter. She represented Indonesia in the women's air rifle 10 meters. Born in the Sleman Regency in the outer reaches of Yogyakarta in central Java, Prasasti first participated in the Olympic games while 22 years old in Athens at the 2004 Olympics. She competed at Beijing at 26 years old. Facing 46 other athletes during the course of the August 8 event, Prasasti earned 97 points in the first round; 98 in the second; 98 in the third; and 100 in the last. Her overall score was 393. Overall, Yosheefin Prasasti finished in 24th place between Egypt's Shimaa Hashad (23rd place) and Poland's Agnieszka Staron (26th place). The gold medalist in the event, the Czech Republic's Katerina Emmons, earned 502.5 points in comparison.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankYosheefin Prasasti10 m air rifle39324Did not advance
Swimming
Men Donny Budiarto Utomo represented Indonesia in swimming at the Beijing Olympics, participating in the men's 200 meters butterfly. Born in 1979, Utomo was 25 years old when he debuted at the Olympic games, participating in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; he placed 33rd overall. He returned to the Olympics at age 29 when at Beijing. During the preliminary round of the event, which took place on August 11, Utomo competed in the eight-person second heat. He finished last with a time of 2:03.44, placing directly behind seventh-place finalist Vladan Markovic of Serbia (2:03.12) and sixth-place finalist Douglas Lennox-Silva of Puerto Rico (2:01.69) in a heat led by James Walsh of the Philippines (1:59.39) and Spain's Javier Núñez (2:00.24). Of the 44 athletes who competed in the event, Utomo ranked last. He did not advance to the next round.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDonny Utomo "Perenang Doni B Utomo Berharap Bisa Perbaiki Waktu Di Beijing" , Antara, July 24, 2008200 m butterfly2:03.4444Did not advance
Women