Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Cook Islands at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
IOC code COK
NOC Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/cookis
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ella Nicholas [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cook Islands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee selected a team of nine athletes, four men and five women, for the Games across five different sports. It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics, beating the record of eight athletes who attended the London Games four years earlier. For the second straight time in history, Cook Islands was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic circuit. [2]

The Cook Islands roster featured three returning Olympians from London 2012, including sprinter Patricia Taea (women's 100 m), weightlifter Luisa Peters (women's +75 kg), and slalom kayaker Ella Nicholas, who accepted the honor of being the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, along with her older brother Bryden. [1] [3] Cook Islands, however, has yet to win an Olympic medal.

Athletics

Cook Islands has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [4] [5]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Alex Beddoes Men's 800 m 1:52.769Did not advance
Patricia Taea Women's 100 m 12.302 Q12.418Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Cook Islands canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes. Because Australia and New Zealand both permitted to compete in the men's and women's K-1 through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, the spots have been automatically awarded to the Cook Islands as no continental race would be held with less than three nations eligible. [6]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bryden Nicholas Men's K-1 105.1818125.6420105.1821Did not advance
Ella Nicholas Women's K-1 119.6917316.7221119.6918Did not advance

Sailing

Sailors from the Cook Islands have qualified one boat each in men's Laser and women's Laser Radial class through the individual fleet World Championships, and Oceanian qualifying regattas. [7]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Taua Henry Men's Laser 40394334374045BFD4441EL36246
Teau McKenzie Women's Laser Radial 30363537343233353435EL30335

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Cook Islands has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [8] [9]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Wesley Roberts Men's 1500 m freestyle 15:44.3244Did not advance
Tracy Keith-Matchitt Women's 100 m freestyle 58.9938Did not advance

Weightlifting

Cook Islands has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send London 2012 Olympian Luisa Peters in the women's super heavyweight category (+75 kg) to the Olympics. [10]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Luisa Peters Women's +75 kg 100141241422414

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