Malawi at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Malawi at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malawi.svg
IOC code MAW
NOC Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Kefasi Chitsala [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia (1960)

Malawi competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Malawi did not attend the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support to the African and United States-led boycott.

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Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of Malawi selected a squad of five athletes, three men and two women, to compete only in track and field, swimming, and archery (the nation's Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro) at the Games; all of them received their spots through wild card entries or Tripartite Commission invitations, without having qualified. [2] Long-distance runner Kefasi Chitsala acted as Malawi's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] Malawi, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Archery

Malawi has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male archer to the Olympic tournament, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. [3]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Areneo David Men's individual 60362Flag of Italy.svg  Pasqualucci  (ITA)
L 0–6		Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

Malawi has received two universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [4] [5] [6]

Key
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Kefasi Chitsala Men's 5000 m 14:52.8923Did not advance
Tereza Master Women's marathon N/A2:48:3498

Swimming

Malawi has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [7] [8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brave Lifa Men's 50 m freestyle 28.5483Did not advance
Ammara Pinto Women's 50 m freestyle 30.3271Did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dancers thrill Malawi Team at Olympics". Malawi: The Daily Times. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016 Qualification – Men" (PDF). World Archery Federation. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Malawi names record team for Rio 2016 Olympics Games". Malawi Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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