Cambodia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAM |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Cambodia |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Sorn Seavmey [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cambodia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The nation's participation marked its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it had previously appeared in three editions (1956, 1964, and 1972) under the name Kampuchea.
National Olympic Committee of Cambodia sent a total of six athletes, two men and four women, to the Games, competing only in athletics, swimming, taekwondo, and freestyle wrestling, the country's sporting debut in Rio de Janeiro. [2] Five of them, including freestyle swimmer and three-time Olympian Hemthon Vitiny, received their spots to compete at the Games by wild card entries. Taekwondo fighter Sorn Seavmey, the only qualified sportswoman on merit, led the team as Cambodia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] Cambodia, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Cambodian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Neko Hiroshi | Men's marathon | 2:45:55 | 138 |
Nary Ly | Women's marathon | 3:20:20 | 133 |
Cambodia received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [5] [6]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Pou Sovijja | Men's 100 m freestyle | 54.55 | 57 | Did not advance | |||
Hemthon Vitiny | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.37 | 66 | Did not advance |
Cambodia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Sorn Seavmey secured a spot in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by virtue of her victory at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines. [1] [7]
Moreover, Seavmey became the first athlete ever from her country to qualify for the Olympics on merit (all other athletes that have competed for Cambodia, have done so through invitational quotas). [1]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sorn Seavmey | Women's +67 kg | Oogink (NED) L 1–7 | Did not advance |
Cambodia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a wrestler competing in the women's freestyle 48 kg category, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1996. [8] [9]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Chov Sotheara | −48 kg | Bye | Castillo (COL) L 0–4 ST | Did not advance | 16 |
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