Tonga at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Tonga at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TGA
NOC	Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/tonga
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Maleselo Fufofuka & Noelani Day [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Tonga competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1984, Tongan athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Boxing	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	2	2	4

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tonga sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maleselo Fufofuka	Men's 100 m	12.11 PB	45	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2004, Tonga entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa (women's featherweight) secured her spot through receiving the allocations of universality places, becoming the first female boxer to represent the country at an Olympics. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa	Women's 60 kg	Hà  (VIE) L 0–5	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Tonga sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alan Uhi	Men's 100 m backstroke	1:00.62	46	Did not advance
Noelani Day	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.60	51	Did not advance

References

1. "Paris 2024 Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
3. "The first Tongan female boxer in the Olympics". tongaindependent.com.
4. "Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa: 'Little brown girl from Vava'u' carries Tonga boxing to the Olympics". RNZ .
5. "Tonga's first female Olympic boxer, Fe'ofa'aki 'Epenisa". Matangi Tonga Online.