Kammala wannan jumla: Wasannin Olympics na 2008 na lokacin rani ya nuna dan asalin Australiya Ryan Gambin na farko a gasar Olympics. Ya cancanci shiga wasannin Olympics na Beijing ta hanyar yin saurin da ya wuce na biyu na biyu fiye da "B" (FINA / Gayyata) don cancantar gasa na maza na mita 100 tare da lokacin 54.33 seconds a gasar.
Gasar Wasannin Ruwa ta Turai ta 2008 a Eindhoven. Gambin ya ce fafatawa a gasar Gudun ruwa a wasannin Olympics shine cikar burinsa na yara kuma yana da burin kaiwa wasan kusa da na karshe na wasansa, "Duk lokacin da abubuwa suka yi wuya, sai na tunatar da kaina dalilin da yasa nake yin hakan. Ina tunanin burina kuma na danganta shi da yadda zan ji a tsere. Hakan yana taimaka mini in jimre sa'ad da nake fuskantar matsaloli". An zana shi a zagaye na huɗu a ranar 14 ga Agusta, ya gama na shida daga cikin 'yan wasa takwas, tare da lokacin 53.70 seconds. Lokacin Gambin ya kafa sabon rikodin kasa na Malta da sabon mafi kyawun mutum. Gabaɗaya ya zo na 48 daga cikin masu iyo 66, kuma bai ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe ba saboda ya kasance 1.65 seconds a hankali fiye da ɗan takara mafi jinkiri wanda ya ci gaba zuwa mataki na gaba.