Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIJ |
NOC | Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 30 in 6 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Rusila Nagasau Taichi Vakasama |
Flag bearer (closing) | Rusila Nagasau |
Medals Ranked 59th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Fiji 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. [1] Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes have 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.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Fiji national rugby sevens team | Rugby sevens | Men's tournament | July 28 |
Bronze | Fiji women's national rugby sevens team | Rugby sevens | Women's tournament | July 31 |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Fiji received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Banuve Tabakaucoro | Men's 100 m | 10.59 PB | =3 Q | 10.70 | 8 | Did not advance |
Fiji entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [3]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Tevita Takayawa | Men's −100 kg | Kukolj (SRB) L 00–01 | Did not advance |
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Fiji men's | Men's tournament | Japan W 24–19 | Canada W 28–14 | Great Britain W 33–7 | 1 Q | Australia W 19–0 | Argentina W 26–14 | New Zealand W 27–12 | |
Fiji women's | Women's tournament | France L 5–12 | Canada W 26–12 | Brazil W 41–5 | 2 Q | Australia W 14–12 | New Zealand L 17–22 | Great Britain W 21–12 |
The Fiji national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. [4]
Fiji's 12-man squad plus one alternate was named on 6 July 2021. [5]
Head coach: Gareth Baber
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Events | Points |
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1 | FW | Josua Vakurunabili | 10 June 1992 (aged 29) | 25 | 235 |
2 | FW | Iosefo Masi | 9 May 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
3 | FW | Kalione Nasoko | 2 December 1990 (aged 30) | 26 | 319 |
4 | FW | Jiuta Wainiqolo | 10 March 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |
5 | FW | Asaeli Tuivuaka | 22 December 1995 (aged 25) | 8 | 55 |
6 | FW | Meli Derenalagi | 26 November 1998 (aged 22) | 16 | 110 |
7 | BK | Vilimoni Botitu | 15 June 1998 (aged 23) | 16 | 265 |
8 | BK | Waisea Nacuqu | 24 May 1993 (aged 28) | 34 | 661 |
9 | BK | Jerry Tuwai (c) | 23 March 1989 (aged 32) | 54 | 674 |
10 | BK | Semi Radradra | 13 June 1992 (aged 29) | 4 | 49 |
11 | BK | Aminiasi Tuimaba | 26 March 1995 (aged 26) | 15 | 332 |
12 | BK | Napolioni Bolaca | 20 October 1996 (aged 24) | 8 | 205 |
13 | BK | Sireli Maqala | 20 March 2000 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 7 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 5 | |
4 | Japan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 94 | −63 | 3 |
26 July 2021 9:00 |
Fiji | 24–19 | Japan |
Try: Wainiqolo 1' c Masi 4' m Nacuqu (2) 10' c, 11' m Con: Bolaca (1/2) 1' Nacuqu (1/1) 10' Nasoko (0/1) | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Matsui 2' c Tuqiri 7' c Soejima 8' m Con: Fujita (2/3) 3', 7' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
26 July 2021 17:00 |
Fiji | 28–14 | Canada |
Try: Bolaca 1' c Wainiqolo 4' c Tuimaba 11' c Tuivuaka 14' c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 2', 4' Nacuqu (2/2) 12', 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Hirayama 7' c Douglas 12' c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) |
27 July 2021 9:30 |
Fiji | 33–7 | Great Britain |
Try: Tuivuaka (2) 2' m, 8' c Maqala 3' c Wainiqolo 7' c Tuimaba 14' c Con: Bolaca (3/4) 4', 7', 8' Nasoko (1/1) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Harris 10' c Con: Bibby (1/1) 10' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
27 July 2021 19:00 |
Fiji | 19–0 | Australia |
Try: Tuwai (2) 3' c, 11' c Tuimaba 12' m Con: Bolaca (1/1) Botitu (1/2) 11' | (Tokyo 2020) |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
28 July 2021 11:30 |
Argentina | 14–26 | Fiji |
Try: Moneta 6' c Mendy 7' c Con: Mare (2/2) 6', 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Maqala 2' m Derenalagi 4' c Wainiqolo 8' c Radradra 11' c Con: Bolaca (1/2) 4' Tuwai (1/1) 9' Botitu (1/1) 11' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
28 July 2021 18:00 |
New Zealand | 12–27 | Fiji |
Try: Curry 3' m Molia 8' c Con: Knewstubb (1/2) 8' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Derenalagi 1' m Maqala 3' c Wainiqolo 4' c Tuivuaka 11' m Con: Bolaca (2/3) 3', 5' Nacuqu (0/1) Pen: Nacuqu (1/1) 14' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 0 Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) |
The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championships in Suva. [6]
Fiji's roster of 12 athletes was named on 6 July 2021. Also Lavenia Tinai, Ana Maria Roqica, and Rejieli Uluinayau were initially named as travelling reserves. [7] However, Tinai and Roqica were added to the squad to replace the injured Tokasa Seniyasi and Uluinayau. [8]
Head coach: Saiasi Fuli
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | +73 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 7 | |
3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 5 | |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 114 | −104 | 3 |
29 July 2021 9:00 |
France | 12–5 | Fiji |
Try: Horta 7' c Okemba 9' m Con: Drouin (1/2) 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Riwai 3' m |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
29 July 2021 16:30 |
Canada | 12–26 | Fiji |
Try: Landry 7' c Moleschi 13' m Con: Landry (1/1) 7' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Ulunisau (2) 1' c, 8' m Naimasi 3' c Riwai 5' c Con: Riwai (3/4) 1', 4', 6' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
30 July 2021 9:00 |
Fiji | 41–5 | Brazil |
Try: Nakoci 4' c Ulunisau (4) 5' c, 7' m, 10' m, 12' m Naimasi 8' m Likuceva 14' c Con: Cavuru (2/4) 5', 5' Riwai (1/3) 14' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Silva 2' m Con: Kochhann (0/1) |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
30 July 2021 18:30 [note 1] |
Fiji | 14–12 | Australia |
Try: Nakoci 1' c Naimasi 3' c Con: Riwai (2/2) 1', 3' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Nathan 6' m Caslick 13' c Con: Williams (0/1) Hinds (1/1) 13' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
31 July 2021 11:00 |
New Zealand | 22–17 (a.e.t.) | Fiji |
Try: Broughton (2) 2' m, 16' m Woodman 10' c Fluhler 14' m Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 11' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Solikoviti 4' c, 9' m Ulunisau 14+' m Con: Riwai (1/3) 4' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
31 July 2021 17:30 |
Fiji | 21–12 | Great Britain |
Try: Nakoci 1' c, 6' c Ulunisau 10' c Con: Riwai (3/3) 1', 6', 10' | (Tokyo 2020) | Try: Jones 9' m, 12' c Con: Aitchison (0/1) Hunt (1/1) 12' |
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo |
Fijian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in two decades.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Sophia Morgan | Women's Laser Radial | 40 | 41 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 36 | EL | 356 | 42 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Fiji qualified two swimmers in two events.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Taichi Vakasama | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.35 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
Cheyenne Rova | Women's 50 m freestyle | 27.11 | 50 | Did not advance |
Fiji entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. With the cancellation of the 2021 Oceania Qualification Tournament, Rio 2016 Olympian Sally Yee accepted an invitation to compete in the women's singles for the second time, as the highest-ranked table tennis player vying for qualification from Oceania in the ITTF World Olympic Rankings of May 1, 2021.
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sally Yee | Women's singles | Edghill (GUY) L 1–4 | Did not advance |
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