East Timor (Timor-Leste) competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China which was held from 8 to 24 August.

[1] The National Olympic Committee of East Timor (NOC) selected two athletes via wildcards.

[4] Making his Summer Olympic debut, Augusto Ramos Soares qualified for the Beijing Games after being granted a wildcard place without competing in any notable sporting event.

[7] Competing at her first Summer Olympics, Mariana Diaz Ximenez was notable for carrying the East Timor at the opening ceremony.

Ximenez was one of 13 athletes to not finish the event after suffering a bruised left foot at approximately the 26-kilometre (16 mi) mark.