Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Fiji at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Fiji.svg
IOC code FIJ
NOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website www.fasanoc.org.fj
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors27 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Fiji is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1956. Fijian athletes have appeared 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 eventually joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Rugby sevens 121224
Sailing 112
Taekwondo 011
Total131427

Rugby sevens

Summary
TeamEventPool roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fiji men's Men's tournament
Fiji women's Women's tournament

Men's tournament

Fiji national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by securing the third of the four available places in the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series. [1] [2]

Team roster

Women's tournament

Fiji women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of the highest rank eligible nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship. [3]

Team roster

Sailing

Fijian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sail Sydney in Sydney, Australia.

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Viliame Ratului Men's Laser
Sophia Morgan Women's Laser Radial

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

Taekwondo

For the first time, Fiji qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Venice Traill qualified for the games following the triumph of winning the gold medal match, in her weight classes, at the 2024 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Honiara, Solomon Islands. [4]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Rank
Venice Traill Women's +67 kg

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