Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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![]() Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag | |
IOC code | EOR |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 29 in 12 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Yusra Mardini Tachlowini Gabriyesos |
Flag bearer (closing) | Hamoon Derafshipour |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan as independent Olympic participants.
A total of 29 athletes including 19 men and 10 women from 11 different nations competed in 12 different sports including athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling. The team included refugees from Afghanistan, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Venezuela.
The IOC code is the French acronym "EOR", which stands for Équipe olympique des réfugiés. [1] This was the second appearance of a refugee team in the summer Olympics, following the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]
For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC's Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program. [3]
At the parade of nations, the IOC Team, according to the Japanese script traditional order and English pronunciation Ai Ō Shī of IOC in Japanese, was the second to parade after Greece who traditionally parade first. [4]
The team was selected on 8 June 2021. [1] [5]
In total, 29 refugee athletes competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Judo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Karate | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 19 | 10 | 29 |
In total seven refugee athletes took part in the athletics events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dorian Keletela | 100 m | 10.33 | 1 Q | 10.41 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
James Nyang Chiengjiek | 800 m | 2:02.04 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Paulo Amotun Lokoro | 1500 m | 3:51.78 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed | 5000 m | 13.42.98 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Tachlowini Gabriyesos | Marathon | — | 2:14:02 | 16 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rose Lokonyen | 800 m | 2:11.87 PB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Anjelina Lohalith | 1500 m | 4:31.65 PB | 14 | Did not advance |
In total one refugee athlete took part in the badminton events. [2]
Aram Mahmoud competed in the men's singles event after he received an invitation from the IOC. [6]
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Aram Mahmoud | Men's singles | ![]() L (8–21, 14–21) | ![]() L (15–21, 12–21) | 3 | Did not advance |
In total two refugee athletes took part in the boxing events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Wessam Salamana | Men's lightweight | ![]() L 0–5 | Did not advance | ||||
Eldric Sella | Men's middleweight | ![]() LRSC | Did not advance |
In total one refugee athlete took part in the canoeing events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Saeid Fazloula | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:52.631 | 4 QF | 3:52.614 | 4 | Did not advance |
In total two refugee athletes took part in the cycling events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ahmad Wais | Men's time trial | 1:08:40.46 | 38 |
Masomah Ali Zada | Women's time trial | 44:04.31 | 25 |
In total six refugee athletes took part in the judo events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Ahmad Alikaj | Men's −73 kg | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance | |||||||
Popole Misenga | Men's −90 kg | Bye | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
Javad Mahjoub | Men's +100 kg | — | ![]() W 01–00 | ![]() L 00–11 | Did not advance | |||||
Sanda Aldass | Women's −57 kg | — | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
Muna Dahouk | Women's −63 kg | — | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
Nigara Shaheen | Women's −70 kg | — | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sanda Aldass Ahmad Alikaj Muna Dahouk Javad Mahjoub Popole Misenga Nigara Shaheen | Team | ![]() L 0–4 | Did not advance |
In total two refugee athletes took part in the karate events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Hamoon Derafshipour | Men's −67 kg | ![]() L 0–4 | ![]() W 9–3 | ![]() L 0–3 | ![]() W 5–3 | 3 | Did not advance | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final / BM | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Wael Shueb | Men's kata | 23.30 | 6 | Did not advance |
In total one refugee athlete took part in the shooting events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Luna Solomon | Women's 10 m air rifle | 605.9 | 50 | Did not advance |
In total two refugee athletes took part in the swimming events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alaa Maso | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.30 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
Yusra Mardini | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:06.78 | 33 | Did not advance |
In total three refugee athletes took part in the taekwondo events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | 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 | ||
Abdullah Sediqi | Men's −68 kg | Bye | ![]() L 20–22 | Did not advance | ||||
Dina Pouryounes | Women's −49 kg | Bye | ![]() L 3–26 PTG | Did not advance | ||||
Kimia Alizadeh | Women's −57 kg | ![]() W 18–9 | ![]() W 16–12 | ![]() W 9–8 | ![]() L 3–10 | Bye | ![]() L 6–8 | 5 |
In total one refugee athlete took part in the weightlifting events. [2]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II | Men's −96 kg | 155 | 13 | 195 | 10 | 350 | 10 |
In total one refugee athlete took part in the wrestling events. [2]
Key:
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Aker Al-Obaidi | Men's −67 kg | ![]() W 4–0 ST | ![]() L 0–4 ST | Did not advance | 8 |