Nauru at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Nauru at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Nauru.svg
IOC code NRU
NOC Nauru Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/nauru
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Winzar Kakiouea
Flag bearer (closing) Winzar Kakiouea
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nauru competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France; from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Sprinter Winzar Kakiouea was the only athlete to represent Nauru at this edition of the games. [1] Kakiouea also served as the country's flagbearer during the opening [2] and closing ceremonies. [3] He finished 6th in his heat at the Men's 100 metres, resulting in his elimination.

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Total101

Athletics

Nauru sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]

Key
Track events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Winzar Kakiouea Men's 100 m 11.156Did not advance

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References

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