Suriname at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Suriname at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Suriname.svg
IOC code SUR
NOC Suriname Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Soren Opti [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Suriname competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Suriname Olympic Committee sent a team of six athletes, four men and two women, to compete in four different sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992. [2] All of them were awarded universality places to compete in their respective sporting events, except for sprinter Jurgen Themen, the lone returning Olympian from London 2012, who qualified directly for the Games on merit. Apart from Thumen, notable athletes on the nation's roster featured swimming stalwart Renzo Tjon A Joe (men's 50 m freestyle) and badminton player Soren Opti, who was selected to carry the Surinamese flag in the opening ceremony. [1]

Suriname, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Anthony Nesty became the nation's first ever champion in the men's 100 m butterfly.

Athletics (track and field)

Surinamese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jurgen Themen Men's 100 m Bye10.478Did not advance
Sunayna Wahi Women's 100 m 12.091 Q12.258Did not advance

Badminton

Suriname has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a badminton player in the men's singles event. [5]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Soren Opti Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee C W  (MAS)
L (2–21, 3–21)		Flag of Singapore.svg  Wong  (SIN)
L (5–21, 6–21)		3Did not advance

Judo

Suriname has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 1988.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Yigal Kopinsky Men's −66 kg ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Zourdani  (ALG)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Swimming

Suriname has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [6] [7] [8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Renzo Tjon A Joe Men's 50 m freestyle 22.23 NR =21Did not advance
Evita Leter Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:14.9637Did 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. ↑ Millerson, Marciano (2 August 2016). "Surinaamse olympians optimistisch over kansen in Rio" [Surinamese Olympians are optimistic about their opportunities in Rio] (in Dutch). De Ware Tijd . Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Trio Get Rio 2016 Tripartite Places". Badminton World Federation. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  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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