Suriname sent a delegation of four people to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: two athletes (Jurgen Themen and Kirsten Nieuwendam and two swimmers (Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw and Chinyere Pigot) who participated in four distinct events.

[1] Although Nesty did not participate in any event at the Beijing Olympics, he was Suriname's flag bearer at the ceremonies.

[2] Then 22-year old Jurgen Themen appeared at the Olympics for the first time when he participated in the 100 meters dash in Beijing.

[3] Themen participated in the first heat during the August 14 qualification round, completing the event in 10.61 seconds and ranking seventh of eight athletes.

All heats combined, Themen ranked 54 out of the 80 athletes who participated in the qualification round.

[4] Then 16-year-old student of Florida's St. Thomas Aquinas High School Kirsten Nieuwendam participated in the Beijing Olympics on behalf of Suriname as its only female track and field athlete that year.

[6] Then 23-year-old Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw participated on Suriname's behalf in the men's 100 meters butterfly.

[9] The preliminary round for the women's 50 meters freestyle, the event in which she participated, took place on August 15.