# Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Did not advance |
| Eric Milazar | 400 m | 46.06 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

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

### Track & road events

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

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Aurelie Halbwachs | Women's road race | 3:52:11 | 62 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gael Adam | 100 m freestyle | 52.35 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Diane Etiennette | 50 m freestyle | 28.83 | 63 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ravi Bhollah | Men's −94 kg | 125 | 18 | 150 | 16 | 275 | 16 |