Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Puninski ya yi gasa don Croatia a cikin maza 100 m butterfly
a gasar Olympics ta bazara ta 2008 a Beijing. Ya jagoranci wasannin, ya gama da na uku a cikin 52.61 don nutsewa a ƙasa da FINA A-misali (52.86) da 0.25 na biyu kuma ya sami zaɓin Olympic kai tsaye ga ƙungiyar 'yan wasan Croatia a gasar tseren ruwa ta Amurka a Columbus, Ohio. Da yake fitowa daga na uku a tsaka-tsakin juyawa a waje a zagaye na shida, Puninski ya fadi a cikin shimfiɗa don ya buga bango a cikin mutuwa tare da 53.65. Puninski ya kasa ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe, yayin da ya sanya na arba'in da bakwai a cikin 'yan wasa sittin da shida a cikin prelims.