Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Samoa at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Samoa.svg
IOC code SAM
NOC Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc.
Website www.oceaniasport.com/samoa
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mary Opeloge [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Samoa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, although it had previously competed in four editions under the name Western Samoa.

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Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. (SASNOC) sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, tying its record for the most athletes with Los Angeles 1984 and London 2012. A total of eight athletes, five men and three women, were selected to the Samoan squad across five different sports; all of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. [2] Among the sports represented by the athletes, Samoa marked its Olympic debut in swimming.

Four Samoan athletes were born and raised in the United States and New Zealand, having acquired a dual citizenship to compete for their parents' homeland at the Games. Among them were New Zealand-born flatwater kayaker Anne Cairns, discus thrower Alex Rose, sprinter Jeremy Dodson, and 18-year-old freestyle swimmer Brandon Schuster. [3] Meanwhile, weightlifter and Commonwealth Games champion Mary Opeloge (women's 75 kg) continued the tradition of her family in carrying the Samoan flag at the opening ceremony, with her older sister Ele having had the honor in 2008 and 2012. [4] Samoa, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Two athletes was selected to represent Samoa at the 2016 Olympics. [5] [6] The first was Jeremy Dodson who was competing in his first (and only) Olympics. After formally representing the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games, he was selected to compete for Samoa by his parent side.

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jeremy Dodson Men's 200 m 20.515Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Alex Rose Men's discus throw 57.2429Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Samoan canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2016 Oceania Championships. [7]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anne Cairns Women's K-1 200 m 43.6527Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 2:01.8857Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Judo

Samoa qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games. Derek Sua earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region, as the highest-ranked Samoan judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [8] Sua was eliminated in the second round by Abdullo Tangriev. [9]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Derek Sua Men's +100 kg Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Tangriev  (UZB)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Swimming

Samoa has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's debut in the sport. [10] [11] [12]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Brandon Schuster Men's 200 m freestyle 1:57:7246Did not advance
Evelina Afoa Women's 100 m backstroke 1:08.7432Did not advance

Weightlifting

Samoa has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships. [13]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Vaipava Nevo Ioane Men's −62 kg 120=10161=62818
Mary Opeloge Women's −75 kg 10091181121811

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