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Fiji has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Maciu|last=Malo|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=361651|title=Buadromo ready to face the worlds best swimmers|publisher=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=10 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> |
Fiji has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings |url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |publisher=[[FINA]] |accessdate=14 March 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131520300100/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 |archivedate=1 January 1970 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Maciu|last=Malo|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=361651|title=Buadromo ready to face the worlds best swimmers|publisher=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=10 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref> |
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Fiji is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's fourteenth appearance, having taken part in every summer games since 1956 except the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the American-led boycott.
Archery
One Fijian archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nuku'alofa.[1]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Rob Elder | Men's individual |
Athletics
Fijian athletes have received universiality places from IAAF to compete in the following events:[2][3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No mark
- Men
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Leslie Copeland | Javelin throw |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sisilia Seavula | 100 m |
Boxing
Fiji has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1988.[4][5]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Winston Hill | Welterweight |
Football
Men's tournament
Fiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the 2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament in Papua New Guinea.[6][7]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football group C standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C1
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C3
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C5
Golf
Vijay Singh, a three times major winner and former world number one, announced in April 2016 that he would not compete in Rio due to concerns over the Zika virus.[8]
Judo
Fiji has qualified one judoka for the men's light-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Josateki Naulu earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as the highest-ranked Fijian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[9]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Josateki Naulu | Men's −81 kg |
Rugby sevens
Men's tournament
The Fijian men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[10][11]
- Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A2
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A4
Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A6
Women's tournament
The Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships.[12]
- Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
- Group play
Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A1
Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A4
Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A5
Shooting
Fiji has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 Oceania Continental Championships in Sydney, Australia.[13][14]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Glenn Kable | Men's trap |
Swimming
Fiji has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[15][16][17]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | ||
Meli Malani | 50 m freestyle |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | Zeit | Rank | ||
Matelita Buadromo | 200 m freestyle |
Table tennis
Fiji has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. Sally Yee secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[18]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Sally Yee | Women's singles |
Weightlifting
Fiji has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships.[19] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Manueli Tulo | Men's −56 kg | ||||||
Apolonia Vaivai | Women's −69 kg |
References
- ^ "Tonga and Fiji archers qualify for Olympics". Nuku'alofa Times. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men's Rio 2016 boxing competition". AIBA. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Hill Books Olympic Spot". Fiji Sun. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men's football tournament at Rio 2016 Games". Rio 2016. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket". FIFA. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Vijay Singh to bypass Olympics in Rio due to Zika virus". Sky Sports. Reuters. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Seru, Maikeli (5 June 2016). "Rio bound". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "SA and Fiji qualify for Rio Olympics". SuperSport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "South Africa and Fiji seal Rugby Sevens berths at Rio 2016 Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 November 2015). "Australia and Fiji earn Rio 2016 rugby sevens berths by clinching Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship titles". Inside The Games. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Aussies dominate Championship with four more quotas". Australian Olympic Committee. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Malo, Maciu (10 July 2016). "Buadromo ready to face the worlds best swimmers". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (25 March 2016). "Names Decided for Final Stage of Oceania Olympic Games Qualifier". ITTF. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Oceania event concluded in Fiji". International Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.