Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Fiji at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Fiji.svg
IOC code FIJ
NOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.fasanoc.org.fj
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors54 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Osea Kolinisau [1]
Medals
Ranked 54th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, due to the attendance of the men's football and rugby sevens teams. A total of 54 athletes, 37 men and 17 women, and 35 officials were registered to the Fijian squad across ten different sports. [2] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, judo, shooting, and table tennis, the country's sporting debut apart from the rugby sevens.

The Fijian team featured a number of returning Olympians, including archer Rob Elder, javelin thrower Leslie Copeland, swimmer Matelita Buadromo (women's 200 m freestyle), weightlifter Manueli Tulo (men's 56 kg), and judoka Josateki Naulu (men's 81 kg). 53-year-old trap shooter Glenn Kable, who had competed in every edition since 2004, was the oldest and most experienced member of the team, with 17-year-old table tennis player Sally Yee rounding out the field as the youngest member. [3] Rugby sevens team captain Osea Kolinisau was selected as Fiji's flag bearer for the opening ceremony. [1]

Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at these Games, with a gold from the men's rugby sevens team (led by Kolinisau). [4]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fiji national rugby sevens team
Rugby sevens Men's tournament 11 August

Archery

One Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nuku'alofa. [5] [6]

Three-time Olympian Rob Elder scored a personal best of 635 during the qualification round to obtain a fifty-sixth position, before he was beaten three straight set by world no. 9 archer Wei Chun-heng of Chinese Taipei in his opening match. [7] [8]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Rob Elder Men's individual 63556Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wei C-h  (TPE)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Fiji received two universality places from IAAF to compete in the Olympics. [9] [10] These places were awarded to London 2012 javelin thrower and 2015 Pacific Games gold medalist Leslie Copeland, and sprinter Sisilia Seavula in the women's 100 metres. [11] [12]

Seavula was among the fastest sprinters to progress beyond the prelims, but she finished eighth in the heats, resulting to her elimination. [13] Meanwhile, Copeland threw a best of 76.04 m to obtain the thirty-second position in the qualifying round of the men's javelin throw, unable to improve upon his thirteenth-place feat four years earlier in London. [14]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sisilia Seavula Women's 100 m 12.342 Q12.488Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Leslie Copeland Men's javelin throw 76.0432Did not advance

Boxing

Fiji received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1988. [15] [16] 2015 Pacific Games silver medalist Winston Hill lost his opening round bout to Armenia's Vladimir Margaryan through a unanimous decision, with the judges scored 3–0, in favor of the latter boxer. [17] [18]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Winston Hill Men's welterweight Flag of Armenia.svg  Margaryan  (ARM)
L 0–3
Did not advance

Football

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. [19] [20]

Team roster

On 8 July, the Fiji Football Association announced a 24-man preliminary squad for the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [21] On 16 July, the final 18-man squad was officially announced. [22] However, Kolinio Sivoki and Sakaraia Naisua were axed from the squad due to disciplinary reasons and Joseph Turagabeci joined the squad as a replacement. [23] [24]

Head coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Farina

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2016 club
11 GK Simione Tamanisau* (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 34)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
22 DF Praneel Naidu (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
32 DF Filipe Baravilala (1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
42 DF Jale Dreloa (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
53 MF Antonio Tuivuna (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
64 FW Anish Khem (1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 22)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
73 MF Nickel Chand (1995-07-28)28 July 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
84 FW Setareki Hughes (1995-06-08)8 June 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
94 FW Roy Krishna* (c) (1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 28)00 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Phoenix
103 MF Ratu Nakalevu (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
112 DF Alvin Singh* (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 28)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
123 MF Tevita Waranaivalu (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 20)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
134 FW Iosefo Verevou (1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 20)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
144 FW Samuela Nabenia (1995-02-09)9 February 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
154 FW Saula Waqa (1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 20)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
163 MF Joseph Turagabeci (1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
181 GK Shaneel Naidu (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 21)00 Flag of Fiji.svg Dreketi

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3210123+97 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3120155+105
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 311174+34
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3003123220
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 11,200 [26]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg10–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Judo

Fiji 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 the highest-ranked Fijian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. [28] Naulu received a bye in the opening round, before facing Uzbekistan's Shakhzodbek Sabirov for his first match of the meet. He seized an early lead by scoring a yuko, until Sabirov clutched him on the tatami with a soto makikomi (outer wraparound) to score an ippon for a victory at one minute and thirty-one seconds, resulting to Naulu's defeat.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Josateki Naulu Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Sabirov  (UZB)
L 001–100
Did not advance

Rugby sevens

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. [29] [30]

Team roster

The following is the Fiji roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [31]

Head coach: Ben Ryan

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)EventsPointsUnion
1 FW Apisai Domolailai (1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 27)20117 Flag of Fiji.svg Daveta
2 FW Jasa Veremalua (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 28)24255 Flag of Fiji.svg Red Rock
3 FW Semi Kunatani (1990-10-27)October 27, 1990 (aged 25)19295 Flag of France.svg Toulouse
4 FW Viliame Mata (1991-10-22)October 22, 1991 (aged 24)955 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
5 FW Leone Nakarawa (1988-04-02)April 2, 1988 (aged 28)735 Flag of France.svg Racing 92
6 BK Kitione Taliga (1993-04-21)April 21, 1993 (aged 23)9183 Flag of Fiji.svg Wardens
7 BK Osea Kolinisau (c) (1985-11-17)November 17, 1985 (aged 30)521,026 Flag of Fiji.svg Covenant Brothers
8 BK Josua Tuisova (1994-02-04)February 4, 1994 (aged 22)230 Flag of France.svg Toulon
9 BK Jerry Tuwai (1989-03-23)March 23, 1989 (aged 27)18222 Flag of Fiji.svg Daveta
10 BK Samisoni Nasagavesi (1988-04-25)April 25, 1988 (aged 28)24520 Flag of France.svg Montauban
11 BK Savenaca Rawaca (1991-08-20)August 20, 1991 (aged 24)16385 Flag of England.svg Saracens
12 BK Vatemo Ravouvou (1990-07-31)July 31, 1990 (aged 26)12542 Flag of Fiji.svg Westfield Dragons
13 FW Masivesi Dakuwaqa (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 (aged 22)555 Flag of Fiji.svg Westfield Dragons
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33008545+409 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32016235+277
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31025941+185
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30031297853
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016
13:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg40–12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Veremalua (2) 6' c, 12' c
Kolinisau 8' c
Tuisova (2) 9' m, 13' c
Viriviri 10' c
Con: Kolinisau (2/2)
Ravouvou (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Claro 4' m
Albuquerque 14' c
Con: Duque (0/1)
A. Silva (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

9 August 2016
18:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg21–14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Tuisova 2' c
Taliga (2) 11' c, 12' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/1)
Kolinisau (2/2)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Sábato 5' c
Álvarez 8' c
Con: Revol (2/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

10 August 2016
13:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg24–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Kolinisau 6' c
Ravouvou 7' m
Mata 9' c
Kunatani 12' m
Con: Kolinisau (2/3)
Ravouvou (0/1)
Report Try: Barrett 4' c
Baker 8' c
Ebner 13' m
Con: Hughes (2/3)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Quarterfinal
10 August 2016
17:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Try: Kolinisau 2' m
Tuwai 8' c
Con: Ravouvou (0/1)
Kolinisau (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Kaka 6' c
Con: Pulu (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Semifinal
11 August 2016
14:30
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg20–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Try: Ravouvou 1' m
Tuisova 6' m
Kunatani 9' m
Tuwai 10' m
Con: Ravouvou (0/3)
Kolinisau (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Goto 4' m
Con: Lemeki (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain)
Gold medal match
11 August 2016
19:00
Gold medal icon.svg Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg43–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Silver medal icon.svg
Try: Kolinisau 1' m
Tuwai 3' c
Veremalua 7' m
Nakarawa 8' m
Ravouvou 10' c
Tuisova 14' c
Mata 19' c
Con: Ravouvou (1/2)
Kolinisau (2/4)
Taliga (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Norton 16' c
Con: Watson (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Team details
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Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks hoops white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Fiji
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body GB16rugby2.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
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Great Britain
P3Semi Kunatani
L5Leone Nakarawa
H2Jasa Veremalua
FL7Osea Kolinisau (c)
FH10Samisoni Viriviri
C12Masivesi Dakuwaqa
SH9Seremaia Tuwai
Substitutes:
P1Apisai Domolailai
L4Viliame Mata
N8Josua Tuisova
FL6Kitione Taliga
Head Coach:
Flag of England.svg Ben Ryan
P3Phil Burgess
N8James Davies
L5James Rodwell
C12Mark Bennett
FL7Dan Bibby
FL6Tom Mitchell (c)
L4Dan Norton
Substitutes:
FH10Sam Cross
SH9Ollie Lindsay-Hague
P1Mark Robertson
W11Marcus Watson
H2Ruaridh McConnochie
Head Coach:
Flag of England.svg Simon Amor

Women's tournament

The Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships. [32]

Team roster

The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [33]

Head coach: Chris Cracknell

BacksForwards
3 Raijieli Daveau 1 Litia Naiqato
4 Asena Rokomarama 2 Merewai Cumu
7 Rusila Nagasau 5 Timaima Tamoi
8 Lavenia Tinai 6 Rebecca Tavo
9 Ana Maria Roqica (c)13 Jiowana Sauto
10 Viniana Riwai
11 Luisa Tisolo
12 Timaima Ravisa
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321010112+898 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 32014843+57
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31116724+436
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 300301371373
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–12Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Try: Kelter 10' c
Con: Baravilala (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Tisolo 4' c
Ravisa 8' m
Con: Tisolo (1/2)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

6 August 2016
18:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Try: Cherry 1' c
Tonegato (2) 4' m, 13' c
Caslick 5' c
Green 10' m
Dalton 14' m
Con: Dalton (3/6)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain)

7 August 2016
13:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg36–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m
Tinai 5' c
Roqica 7' m
Riwai 9' c
Nagasau 14' m
Con: Tinai (2/4)
Riwai (1/1)
Tisolo (0/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada)
Quarterfinal
7 August 2016
18:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg26–7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Try: Brown (2) 1' c, 12' c
Richardson 4' c
Waterman 7' m
Con: McLean (3/4)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Naiqato 3' c
Con: Tinai (1/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
Classification semifinal (5–8)
8 August 2016
14:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg7–12Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Try: Tavo 4' c
Con: Tinai (1/1)
Report (Rio 2016)
Report (World Rugby)
Try: Kelter 10' c
Stephens 12' m
Con: Kelter (1/1)
Baravilala (0/1)
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)
Seventh place match

Shooting

Fiji 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. [34] [35]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Glenn Kable Men's trap 11223Did not advance

Swimming

Fiji received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [36] [37] [38]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Meli Malani Men's 50 m freestyle 23.8851Did not advance
Matelita Buadromo Women's 200 m freestyle 2:05.4940Did not advance

Table tennis

Fiji 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. [39]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sally Yee Women's singles Flag of Nigeria.svg  Edem  (NGR)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Fiji 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. [40] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Manueli Tulo Men's −56 kg 106161361324213
Apolonia Vaivai Women's −69 kg 88151131120111

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