Tuvalu at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Tuvalu at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | TUV | ||||||||
| NOC | Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Etimoni Timuani[1][2] | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Tuvalu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the smallest delegation of any country to the Games, consisting of only one athlete: sprinter Etimoni Timuani in the men's 100 metres.[3]
Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Tuvalu has received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.[1][4][5]
Etimoni Timuani competed in the men's 100 m as the only athlete from Tuvalu, the only NOC to send only one athlete to the 2016 Games.
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Etimoni Timuani | Men's 100 m | 11.81[6] | officials= | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
References
- 1 2 Stewart, Megan (28 July 2016). "Table for one? Meet the 10 smallest delegations at Rio 2016". Rio 2016.
- ↑ "The Underdogs: 15 Olympic Athletes That Could Shock the World". Rolling Stone. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Only one country sent a single athlete to Rio: 'Right now he's an ambassador'". Washington Post. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 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.
- ↑ "Men's 100m - Standings". Rio2016.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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