▁Tob ago ' s ▁Marc ▁Burn s ▁( 1 0 . 4 6   seconds ). ▁ ▁Over all , ▁ 8 0 ▁athlet es ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁event ' s ▁qual ification ▁round , ▁and ▁the ▁Cook ▁Island er ▁spr inter ▁ranked ▁ 7 5 th . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁advance ▁to ▁further ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁competition ▁T ere ap ii ▁T ap oki ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁Cook ▁Island er ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁event ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Cook ▁Island er ▁in ▁her ▁nation ' s ▁deleg ation ▁during ▁those ▁games . ▁Born ▁in ▁O ire t um u , ▁a ▁settlement ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Mau ke , ▁T ap oki ' s ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁games ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁old ; ▁she ▁represented ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁event ▁during ▁those ▁games . ▁T ap oki ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁heat ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁qual ification ▁round , ▁which ▁included ▁ 1 9 ▁athlet es . ▁The ▁athlet es ▁were ▁given ▁three ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁disc us . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁attempt , ▁T ap oki ▁threw ▁the ▁disc us ▁ 4 6 . 7 7   met ers , ▁placing ▁ 1 2 th ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁compet itors ▁in ▁her ▁heat . ▁Her ▁second ▁attempt ▁land ed ▁ 4