Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 6 in 4 sports | |||||||||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||||
Samoa 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 ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, although it had previously competed in four editions under the name Western Samoa.
Athletics
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Samoan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]
- Men's 200 m – 1 quota place (Jeremy Dodson)
- Men's discus throw – 1 quota place (Alex Rose)
Canoeing
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Sprint
Samoan canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2016 Oceania Championships.[3]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Women's K-1 200 m |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Judo
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Samoa has qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Derek Sua earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as Samoa's top-ranked judoka based on points in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Derek Sua | Men's +100 kg |
Weightlifting
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Samoa 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.[4] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Women's |