Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Fiji at the Olympic Games

Flag of Fiji
IOC code  FIJ
NOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.fijiolympiccommittee.com
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 48 in 7 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

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

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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
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Score		 Rank
Rob Elder Men's individual

Football

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 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.[2][3]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
17:00
v
Fiji  Match 4  South Korea

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
13:00
v
Fiji  Match 12  Mexico

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
16:00
v
Germany  Match 19  Fiji

Golf

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Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[4]

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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 Fiji'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
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Josateki Naulu Men's −81 kg

Rugby sevens

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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 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.[5][6]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Women's tournament

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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships.[7]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[8][9]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Glenn Kable Trap

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[10]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sally Yee Women's singles

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[11] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Women's

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