Cook Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | COK |
NOC | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 6 in 3 [1] sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Wesley Roberts Kirsten Fisher-Marsters |
Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
Officials | John Paul Wilson (Chef de Mission) [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cook Islands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Cook Islands has received universality slots from IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics. [3]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Alex Beddoes | Men's 800 m | 1:47.26 NR | 7 | Did not advance |
Cook Islands qualified one canoeist in the women's K-1 class by finishing as the 16th ranked eligible NOC at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. [4] [5]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jane Nicholas | Women's C-1 | 151.95 | 19 | 205.74 | 22 | 151.95 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Women's K-1 | 150.17 | 23 | 120.10 | 20 | 120.10 | 21 Q | 144.84 | 22 | Did not advance |
Canoeists from the Cook Islands qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2020 Oceania Championships in Penrith, New South Wales. [6]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kohl Horton | Men's K-1 200 m | 40.061 | 4 QF | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:24.679 | 6 QF | 4:39.138 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Jade Tierney | Women's K-1 200 m | 48.271 | 6 QF | 49.290 | 8 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cook Islands qualified two swimmers in three events. [7]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Wesley Roberts | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:50.41 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:55.65 | 30 | — | Did not advance | |||
Kirsten Fisher-Marsters | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.98 | 36 | Did not advance |
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