Cape Verde competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

[6] The most number of Cape Verde athletes participating in a summer games, is three in 1996, 2004 and 2012.

[4][5][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Two athletes from Cape Verde were selected to compete in the 2008 games; Nelson Cruz in the men's marathon and Wania Monteiro in the women's all-round gymnastics.

[4] It was Cruz's Olympic debut but he had competed in two IAAF World Championships, in 2005 and in 2007.

[16] In the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, Cape Verde was represented by Wania Monteiro, who competed in the individual all-round.