Liechtenstein at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Liechtenstein at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code LIE
NOC Liechtenstein Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.li (German) (English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Julia Hassler (opening)[1]
Christoph Meier (closing)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Liechtenstein competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Liechtensteinian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Liechtenstein failed to register any athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and eventually joined the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Three Liechtensteinian athletes received their spots to compete only in swimming and tennis, without having qualified. Two of them returned for the Games from London 2012, with long-distance freestyle swimmer Julia Hassler leading the squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[2][3] Liechtenstein, however, has yet to win its first ever Summer Olympic medal.

Swimming

Liechtenstein has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[4][5][2]

Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Christoph Meier Men's 400 m individual medley 4:19.19 22 Did not advance
Julia Hassler Women's 800 m freestyle 8:38.19 21 Did not advance

Tennis

Liechtenstein has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Stephanie Vogt (world no. 274) in the women's singles for her second time into the Olympic tennis tournament.[2][6]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Stephanie Vogt Women's singles  Konta (GBR)
L 3–6, 1–6		 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Julia Hassler ist Fahnenträgerin" [Julia Hassler is the flag bearer] (in German). Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stephanie Vogt bei Olympia dabei" [Stephanie Vogt goes to the Olympics] (in German). Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olympia-Delegation verabschiedet" [Olympic delegation presented] (in German). Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 1 January 1970. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics". International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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