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==Archery==
==Archery==
{{main|Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
One Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in [[Nuku'alofa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tonga and Fiji archers qualify for Olympics|url=http://nukualofatimes.tbu.to/?p=3146|publisher=Nuku'alofa Times|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=14 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Elder aims to lift game|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=364842|publisher=[[Fiji Times]]|date=31 July 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731161612/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=364842|archive-date=31 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
One Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in [[Nuku'alofa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tonga and Fiji archers qualify for Olympics|url=http://nukualofatimes.tbu.to/?p=3146|publisher=Nuku'alofa Times|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423130704/http://nukualofatimes.tbu.to/?p=3146|archive-date=23 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Elder aims to lift game|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=364842|publisher=[[Fiji Times]]|date=31 July 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731161612/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=364842|archive-date=31 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Three-time Olympian [[Rob Elder]] scored a personal best of 635 during the qualification round to obtain a fifty-sixth position, before he was beaten three straight set by world no. 9 archer [[Wei Chun-heng]] of Chinese Taipei in his opening match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elder Qualifies For Next Round|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/08/07/elder-qualifies-for-next-round/|publisher=Fiji Sun|date=7 August 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fijian trio bundled out|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=366244|publisher=Fiji Times|date=10 August 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133507/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=366244|archive-date=11 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Three-time Olympian [[Rob Elder]] scored a personal best of 635 during the qualification round to obtain a fifty-sixth position, before he was beaten three straight set by world no. 9 archer [[Wei Chun-heng]] of Chinese Taipei in his opening match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elder Qualifies For Next Round|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/08/07/elder-qualifies-for-next-round/|publisher=Fiji Sun|date=7 August 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fijian trio bundled out|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=366244|publisher=Fiji Times|date=10 August 2016|accessdate=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133507/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=366244|archive-date=11 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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==Shooting==
==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{main|Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Fiji 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places_by_nation_and_number.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=30 May 2016|website=www.issf-sports.org/|publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aussies dominate Championship with four more quotas|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/aussies-dominate-championship-with-four-more-quotas|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee]]|date=29 November 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015}}</ref>
Fiji 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/ogqualification/quota_places_by_nation_and_number.ashx|title=Quota Places by Nation and Number|date=30 May 2016|website=www.issf-sports.org/|publisher=[[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Aussies dominate Championship with four more quotas|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/aussies-dominate-championship-with-four-more-quotas|publisher=[[Australian Olympic Committee]]|date=29 November 2015|accessdate=29 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201022152/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/aussies-dominate-championship-with-four-more-quotas|archive-date=1 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Revision as of 02:49, 16 December 2019

Fiji at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeFIJ
NOCFiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.fijiolympiccommittee.com
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors54 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Osea Kolinisau[1]
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and eventually joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, due to the attendance of the men's football and rugby sevens teams. A total of 54 athletes, 37 men and 17 women, and 35 officials were registered to the Fijian squad across ten different sports.[2] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, judo, shooting, and table tennis, the country's sporting debut apart from the rugby sevens.

The Fijian team featured a number of returning Olympians, including archer Rob Elder, javelin thrower Leslie Copeland, swimmer Matelita Buadromo (women's 200 m freestyle), weightlifter Manueli Tulo (men's 56 kg), and judoka Josateki Naulu (men's 81 kg). 53-year-old trap shooter Glenn Kable, who had competed in every edition since 2004, was the oldest and most experienced member of the team, with 17-year-old table tennis player Sally Yee rounding out the field as the youngest member.[3] Rugby sevens team captain Osea Kolinisau was selected as Fiji's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[1]

Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at these Games, with a gold from the men's rugby sevens team (led by Kolinisau).[4]

Medalists

Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners
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