Slovenia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Slovenia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg
IOC code SLO
NOC Slovenian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.si  (in Slovene and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors53 [1] in 14 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Eva Terčelj and Bojan Tokić
Flag bearer (closing) Janja Garnbret
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria (1912)
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Slovenia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. Slovenian athletes won five medals, including three gold, won by canoeist Benjamin Savšek, road racing cyclist Primož Roglič, and sport climber Janja Garnbret. Three gold medals is an all-time record for Slovenia at the Summer Olympics, having previously won two gold in 2000. The Olympics saw the debut of the men's basketball team who finished fourth in the tournament.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benjamin Savšek Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 26 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Primož Roglič Cycling Men's road time trial 28 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Janja Garnbret Sport climbing Women's combined 6 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tina Trstenjak Judo Women's 63 kg 27 July
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tadej Pogačar Cycling Men's road race 24 July

Summary

In June 2021, the Olympic Committee of Slovenia officially confirmed 41 competitors who would represent the country at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. [3] On 4 July 2021, the national men's basketball team won the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Kaunas, secured a spot at the Olympic tournament, and bringing the total number of athletes to 53. [4] Eva Terčelj, a canoeist, and Bojan Tokić, a table tennis player, were chosen as the flag bearers at the opening ceremony. This was the first time in Olympic history that there were two flag bearers, a man and a woman. [5] Slovenia sent competitors in 14 sports. Apart from the men's basketball team, the sports with five or more competitors were athletics, cycling, canoeing, and judo. Miroslav Cerar, a gymnast who won gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, was chosen as the leader of the Slovenian Olympic Team. [3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Slovenian athletes won four medals, including one gold. Vasilij Žbogar, a sailor, has since retired from competing. Judokas Tina Trstenjak and Anamari Velenšek returned to the Olympic tournament, as did the canoeist Peter Kauzer. Other potential candidates included cyclists Tadej Pogačar, the incumbent Tour de France winner, and Primož Roglič, the sport climbing champion Janja Garnbret, canoeists Terčelj and Benjamin Savšek, and the discus thrower Kristjan Čeh. The basketball team, the reigning European champions led by the NBA star Luka Dončić, was seen as a team that could reach high. [6] [7]

The first medal event for Slovenia took place on 24 July, the men's road race in cycling. Following an early breakaway, Jan Tratnik led the chase for a long time. In the finish kilometres, Richard Carapaz and Brandon McNulty broke away from the peloton that has by then thinned out. Carapaz won the race while the chase group set themselves up for the sprint for the silver and bronze medals, resulting in an 8-way race for the finish in the final metres of the race. Pogačar won bronze, slightly behind Wout van Aert. Roglič finished 28th with over 6 minutes behind, having still not completely recovered from his fall at Tour de France. [8] [9] [10]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [11]

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics 257
Basketball 12012
Canoeing 246
Cycling 426
Golf 011
Gymnastics 011
Judo 145
Sailing 123
Shooting 011
Sport climbing 022
Swimming 134
Table tennis 303
Taekwondo 101
Total282553

Archery

One Slovenian archer booked a place in the men’s individual recurve by finishing in the top four at the Europe Continental Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey. [12]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Žiga Ravnikar Men's individual 65141Flag of Italy.svg  Nespoli  (ITA)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Slovenian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [13] [14]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Luka Janežič Men's 400 m 45.445 q45.367Did not advance
Maja Mihalinec Women's 100 m Bye11.545Did not advance
Women's 200 m 23.624Did not advance
Anita Horvat Women's 400 m 52.346Did not advance
Klara Lukan Women's 5000 m DNFDid not advance
Maruša Mišmaš Women's 3000 m steeplechase 9:23.362 Q9:14.846
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kristjan Čeh Men's discus throw 65.453 q66.625
Tina Šutej Women's pole vault 4.55=1 q4.50=5

Basketball

Indoor

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Slovenia men's Men's tournament Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 118–100
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 116–81
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 95–87
1 QFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 94–70
Flag of France.svg  France
L 89–90
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L 93–107
4

Men's tournament

Slovenia men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by securing its lone outright berth and winning the final match over the host Lithuania at the Kaunas leg of the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, marking the nation's debut in the sport since the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia. [15]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 17 July 2021. [16]

Slovenia national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 5 Luka Rupnik 28 – (1993-05-20)20 May 19931.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Cedevita Olimpija Flag of Slovenia.svg
PG 6 Aleksej Nikolić 26 – (1995-02-21)21 February 19951.91 m (6 ft 3 in) BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Flag of France.svg
SG 7 Klemen Prepelič 28 – (1992-10-20)20 October 19921.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Valencia Flag of Spain.svg
SF 8 Edo Murić  (C)29 – (1991-11-27)27 November 19912.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Cedevita Olimpija Flag of Slovenia.svg
C 10 Mike Tobey 26 – (1994-10-10)10 October 19942.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Valencia Flag of Spain.svg
SG 11 Jaka Blažič 31 – (1990-06-30)30 June 19901.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cedevita Olimpija Flag of Slovenia.svg
SF 15 Gregor Hrovat 26 – (1994-08-18)18 August 19941.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cholet Basket Flag of France.svg
C 27 Žiga Dimec 28 – (1993-02-20)20 February 19932.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Cedevita Olimpija Flag of Slovenia.svg
SF 30 Zoran Dragić 32 – (1989-06-22)22 June 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Baskonia Flag of Spain.svg
SF 31 Vlatko Čančar 24 – (1997-04-10)10 April 19972.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Denver Nuggets Flag of the United States.svg
SF 55 Jakob Čebašek 30 – (1991-04-28)28 April 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Dinamo București Flag of Romania.svg
SF 77 Luka Dončić 22 – (1999-02-28)28 February 19992.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Dallas Mavericks Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 330329268+616 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321256243+135
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31226827684
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)303235301663
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
13:40
v
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg100118Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 18–30, 24–26, 34–30
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Deck 8
Asts: Vildoza 5
Pts: Dončić 48
Rebs: Tobey 14
Asts: Dončić 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Yu Jung (TPE)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
13:40
v
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg11681Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter:29–23, 24–18, 27–23, 36–17
Pts: Dončić 25
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: Dončić 7
Pts: Hachimura 34
Rebs: Hachimura, Watanabe 7
Asts: Hachimura, Tanaka 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Michael Weiland (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
17:20
v
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8795Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter:24–20, 20–21, 26–27, 17–27
Pts: Rubio 18
Rebs: Claver, M. Gasol 6
Asts: Rubio 9
Pts: Čančar 22
Rebs: Dončić, Tobey 14
Asts: Dončić 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN)
Quarterfinal
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
10:00
v
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg9470Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Scoring by quarter:25–14, 19–23, 22–17, 28–16
Pts: Dragić 27
Rebs: Tobey 11
Asts: Dončić 11
Pts: 11
Rebs: Bonga 7
Asts: Bonga 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)
Semifinal
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
20:00
v
France  Flag of France.svg9089Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 15–15, 29–21, 19–24
Pts: De Colo 25
Rebs: Gobert 16
Asts: De Colo 5
Pts: Tobey 23
Rebs: Dončić 10
Asts: Dončić 18
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
Bronze medal game
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
20:00
v
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg93107Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 26–33, 22–25, 26–29
Pts: Dončić 22
Rebs: Dončić 8
Asts: Dončić 7
Pts: Mills 42
Rebs: Ingles 9
Asts: Mills 9
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Canoeing

Slalom

Slovenian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. [18]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Benjamin Savšek Men's C-1 98.821105.871298.822 Q104.265 Q98.25Gold medal icon.svg
Peter Kauzer Men's K-1 93.044105.642393.0411 Q99.1012Did not advance
Alja Kozorog Women's C-1 124.0815113.077113.078 Q129.7212Did not advance
Eva Terčelj Women's K-1 115.9315109.119109.1111 Q112.4824Did not advance

Sprint

Slovenia qualified a single boat in the women's K-2 200 m for the Games by finishing fourth overall and second among those nations eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. [19]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anja Osterman
Špela Ponomarenko Janić
Women's K-2 500 m 1:48.5094 QF1:46.9291 SFDNFDid not advance

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

Cycling

Road

Slovenia entered a squad of five riders (four men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. [20]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Tadej Pogačar Men's road race 6:06.33Bronze medal icon.svg
Jan Polanc 6:15:3843
Primož Roglič Men's road race 6:11.5328
Men's time trial 55:04:19Gold medal icon.svg
Jan Tratnik Men's road race 6:21:4667
Eugenia Bujak Women's road race 3:55:1319

Mountain biking

Slovenia entered one mountain biker to compete in the women's cross-country race by finishing in the top two of the elite division vying for qualification at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.

AthleteEventTimeRank
Tanja Žakelj Women's cross-country 1:24:3821

Golf

Slovenia entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Pia Babnik (world no. 301) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the women's event based on the IGF World Rankings. [21]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Pia Babnik Women's 71717367282−2=34

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Slovenia entered one rhythmic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time, by receiving a spare berth freed up by host nation Japan, as the next highest-ranked athlete, not yet qualified, in the individual all-around at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. [22] [23]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Ekaterina Vedeneeva Individual 22.80023.55022.55020.80089.70016Did not advance

Judo

Slovenia qualified five judoka (one man and four women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All of them, highlighted by Rio 2016 Olympians Adrian Gomboc (men's half-lightweight, 66 kg) and defending champion Tina Trstenjak (women's half-middleweight, 63 kg), were selected among the top 18 judoka of their respective weight classes based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021. [24]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Adrian Gomboc Men's −66 kg Flag of Zambia.svg  Mungandu  (ZAM)
W 10–00
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zantaraia  (UKR)
W 01–00
Flag of South Korea.svg  An B-u  (KOR)
L 00–10
Did not advanceFlag of Israel.svg  Shmailov  (ISR)
L 00–01
Did not advance7
Maruša Štangar Women's −48 kg Flag of South Korea.svg  Kang Y-j  (KOR)
W 10–01
Flag of Argentina.svg  Pareto  (ARG)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Kaja Kajzer Women's −57 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dorjsuren  (MGL)
W 01–00
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lien C-l  (TPE)
W 10–00
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Gjakova  (KOS)
L 00–11
ByeFlag of Israel.svg  Nelson-Levy  (ISR)
W 10–00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Klimkait  (CAN)
L 00–01
5
Tina Trstenjak Women's −63 kg Flag of South Korea.svg  Han H-j  (KOR)
W 01–00
Flag of Spain.svg  Cabaña  (ESP)
W 10–00
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Barrios  (VEN)
W 10–01
Flag of Italy.svg  Centracchio  (ITA)
W 10–00
ByeFlag of France.svg  Agbegnenou  (FRA)
L 00–01
Silver medal icon.svg
Anamari Velenšek Women's +78 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Cutro-Kelly  (USA)
W 11–00
Flag of Brazil.svg  Altheman  (BRA)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Sailing

Slovenian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. [25]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Žan Luka Zelko Men's Laser 823291731362026519EL17826
Veronika Macarol
Tina Mrak
Women's 470 8166947392714695

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

Shooting

Slovenia granted an invitation from ISSF to send two-time Olympian Živa Dvoršak (women's 50 m rifle 3 positions) to the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021. [26] [27]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Živa Dvoršak Women's 10 m air rifle 627.211Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 11737 Q406.27

Sport climbing

Slovenia entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Janja Garnbret qualified directly for the women's combined event, by winning the gold medal and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. [28] [29] Meanwhile, Mia Krampl finished in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France, earning a quota place and joining with Gambret on the Slovenian roster. [30]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
SpeedBoulderLeadTotalRankSpeedBoulderLeadTotalRank
BestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlaceBestPlaceResultPlaceHoldTimePlace
Janja Garnbret Women's 9.44144T4z 4 4130456.004 Q7.8152T3z 5 3137+15Gold medal icon.svg
Mia Krampl 10.43180T4z 0 51426+3:1671764.0018Did not advance

Swimming

Slovenian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [31] [32]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Martin Bau Men's 400 m freestyle 3:52.5624Did not advance
Men's 800 m freestyle 8:04.7932Did not advance
Katja Fain Women's 800 m freestyle 8:41.1326Did not advance
Women's 1500 m freestyle 16:35.9230Did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley 4:44.6615Did not advance
Špela Perše Women's 10 km open water 2:08:33.024
Janja Šegel Women's 100 m freestyle 54.7324Did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 1:58.3817Did not advance

Table tennis

Slovenia entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. For the first time in history, the men's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the men's singles tournament. [33]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Darko Jorgić Men's singles ByeFlag of Spain.svg  Robles  (ESP)
W 4–3
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Pitchford  (GBR)
W 4–2
Flag of Japan.svg  Harimoto  (JPN)
W 4–3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Y-j  (TPE)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Bojan Tokić ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hazin  (CAN)
W 4–0
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Pucar  (CRO)
W 4–0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Calderano  (BRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Darko Jorgić
Deni Kozul
Bojan Tokić
Men's team Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 1–3
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Slovenia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since London 2012. Ivan Trajkovič qualified directly for the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ivan Trajkovič Men's +80 kg Flag of Gabon.svg  Obame  (GAB)
W 26–5 PTG
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Larin  (ROC)
L 3–16
Did not advanceFlag of Tonga.svg  Taufatofua  (TGA)
W 22–1 PTG
Flag of South Korea.svg  In K-d  (KOR)
L 4–5
5

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> 2021 sporting event delegation in Tokyo

The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which the U.S. boycotted in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for the United States were baseball player Eddy Alvarez and basketball player Sue Bird. Javelin thrower Kara Winger was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. For the third consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (285 men and 330 women).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Russia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Prior to the 2019 decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Russian Federation was expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the country's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation; however, their athletes were entered by and represented the "Russian Olympic Committee", using the acronym "ROC", due to the consequences of the doping scandal in the country. The team finished fifth in the medal standings with 20 gold and 71 total medals, winning 1 gold medal and 15 total medal more than five years prior. The Soviet Union/Unified Team/Russia/ROC never finished below fifth since they started competing in 1952.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Serbia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Serbia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Taiwan competed under the designated name "Chinese Taipei" at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bulgarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1924, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of Bulgaria's actions in World War II and the worldwide Great Depression and Soviet boycott, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Slovenia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

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