Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Chinese Taipei at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
IOC code TPE
NOC Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Website www.tpenoc.net  (in Chinese and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors68 in 18 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Kuo Hsing-chun
Lu Yen-hsun
Flag bearer (closing) Chen Chieh
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China (1924–1948)

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. [1] It was also the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

Taiwan rewards their Olympic gold medalists with 20 million New Taiwan dollars (US $716,000) and additionally rewards their athletes who finish from second to seventh or eighth in their events with proportionate trickled down amounts. [2]

Medalists

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 336
Athletics 516
Badminton 415
Boxing 044
Canoeing 011
Cycling 101
Equestrian 011
Golf 123
Gymnastics 415
Judo 123
Karate 112
Rowing 011
Shooting 235
Swimming 213
Table tennis 336
Taekwondo 224
Tennis 145
Weightlifting 347
Total333568

Archery

Taiwanese archers qualified each for the men's and women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of their respective team recurves at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. [3]

The Taiwanese archery team for the Games, led by two-time Olympian Tan Ya-ting and reigning world champion Lei Chien-ying in the women's individual recurve, was announced on 16 January 2020, based on the results at the Olympic Team Trials. [4] [5]

Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tang Chih-chun Individual 66812Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn  (VIE)
W 7–1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wei C-h  (TPE)
W 6–5
Flag of Israel.svg  Shanny  (ISR)
W 6–5
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim W-j  (KOR)
W 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg  Nespoli  (ITA)
L 2–6
Flag of Japan.svg  Furukawa  (JPN)
L 3–7
4
Wei Chun-heng 66121Flag of Spain.svg  Castro  (ESP)
W 6–2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Tang C-c  (TPE)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Deng Yu-cheng 65630Flag of India.svg  Das  (IND)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Deng Yu-cheng
Tang Chih-chun
Wei Chun-heng
Team 19856Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
W 5–4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
W 5–1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
W 6–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
L 0–6
Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lin Chia-en Individual 65121Flag of Greece.svg  Psarra  (GRE)
W 6–4
Flag of Estonia.svg  Pärnat  (EST)
W 7–3
Flag of the United States.svg  Brown  (USA)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Lei Chien-ying 64030Flag of Ukraine.svg  Marchenko  (UKR)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Tan Ya-ting 64627Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pitman  (GBR)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Lei Chien-ying
Lin Chia-en
Tan Ya-ting
Team 19377Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tang Chih-chun
Lin Chia-en
Team 13198Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)
L 3–5
Did not advance

Athletics

Taiwanese 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), plus a female sprinter for Universality places: [6] [7]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yang Chun-han Men's 100 m Bye10.215Did not advance
Chen Kuei-ru Men's 110 m hurdles 13.535 q13.576Did not advance
Chen Chieh Men's 400 m hurdles 50.967Did not advance
Hsieh Hsi-en Women's 100 m Bye12.496Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Cheng Chao-tsun Men's javelin throw 71.2030Did not advance
Huang Shih-feng 77.1625Did not advance

Badminton

Chinese Taipei entered five badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. [8]

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Chou Tien-chen Men's singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Burestedt  (SWE)
W (21–12, 21–11)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Yang  (CAN)
W (21–18, 16–21, 22–20)
1 QByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen L  (CHN)
L (14–21, 21–9, 14–21)
Did not advance
Wang Tzu-wei Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Karunaratne  (SRI)
W (21–12, 21–15)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Nguyen  (IRL)
W (21–12, 18–21, 21–12)
1 QFlag of Denmark.svg  Axelsen  (DEN)
L (16–21, 14–21)
Did not advance
Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
Men's doubles Flag of India.svg  Rankireddy /
Shetty  (IND)
L (16–21, 21–16, 25–27)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lane /
Vendy  (GBR)
W (21–17, 21–14)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Gideon /
Sukamuljo  (INA)
W (21–18, 15–21, 21–17)
2 QFlag of Japan.svg  Endo /
Watanabe  (JPN)
W (21–16, 21–19)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan /
Setiawan  (INA)
W (21–11, 21–10)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jh /
Liu Yc  (CHN)
W (21–18, 21–12)
Gold medal icon.svg
Tai Tzu-ying Women's singles Flag of Switzerland.svg  Jaquet  (SUI)
W (21–7, 21–13)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn  (VIE)
W (21–16, 21–11)
Flag of France.svg  Qi  (FRA)
W (21–10, 21–13)
1 QByeFlag of Thailand.svg  Intanon  (THA)
W (14–21, 21–18, 21–18)
Flag of India.svg  Sindhu  (IND)
W (21–18, 21–12)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yf  (CHN)
L (18–21, 21–19, 18–21)
Silver medal icon.svg

Boxing

Chinese Taipei entered four female boxers into the Olympic tournament. Reigning world bantamweight champion Huang Hsiao-wen (women's flyweight), 2019 world bronze medalist Lin Yu-ting (women's featherweight), Wu Shih-yi (women's lightweight), and Rio 2016 Olympian Chen Nien-chin (women's welterweight) secured the spots on the Taiwanese squad by advancing to the semifinal match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Huang Hsiao-wen Women's flyweight ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Sorrentino  (ITA)
W 5–0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Radovanović  (SRB)
W 5–0
Flag of Turkey.svg  Çakıroğlu  (TUR)
L 0–5
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Lin Yu-ting Women's featherweight ByeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Petecio  (PHI)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Wu Shih-yi Women's lightweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Alexiusson  (SWE)
W 4–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ferreira  (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Chen Nien-chin Women's welterweight ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Carini  (ITA)
W 3–2
Flag of India.svg  Borgohain  (IND)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Chinese Taipei entered one canoeist to compete in the women's K-1 class at the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim an unused berth from the 2020 Oceania Championships.

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Chang Chu-han Women's K-1 182.9526136.6625136.6626Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Chinese Taipei entered one rider each to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [11]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Feng Chun-kai Men's road race Did not finish

Equestrian

Chinese Taipei entered one jumping rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia and Oceania). [12]

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRank
Jasmine Chen Benitus di Vallerano Individual 9=47Did not advance

Golf

Chinese Taipei entered one male golfer and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4PlayoffTotal
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Pan Cheng-tsung Men's 7466666314269−15Bronze medal icon.svg
Hsu Wei-ling Women's 69697166275−9=15
Min Lee 69697272282−2=34

Gymnastics

Artistic

Chinese Taipei fielded a full team of five artistic gymnasts (four men and one woman) into the Olympic competition. The men's squad claimed one of the remaining nine spots in the team all-around at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, making its first trip to the Games since 1964. On the women's side, Ting Hua-tien received a spare berth from the apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the same tournament. [13] The men's team was announced on 6 June 2021. [14]

Men
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Hung Yuan-hsi Team 13.23310.76612.63312.96611.50013.00074.09860Did not advance
Lee Chih-kai 14.20015.266 Q13.03314.50014.23313.00084.33217 Q
Shiao Yu-jan 13.83312.90012.83314.33312.10011.80077.79954
Tang Chia-hung 14.33313.00013.83314.40013.96613.40082.93222 Q
Total42.36641.16639.69943.23340.29939.500246.26310
Individual
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Lee Chih-kai All-around See team results14.40012.66612.73314.40013.90012.60080.69921
Pommel horse 15.26615.2661 Q15.40015.400Silver medal icon.svg
Tang Chia-hung All-around See team results14.36613.33314.10014.43313.80014.76684.7987
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ting Hua-tien Uneven bars 12.23312.23363Did not advance
Balance beam 12.56612.56650Did not advance

Judo

Chinese Taipei entered three judoka (one men and two women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [15]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yang Yung-wei Men's −60 kg ByeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Gerchev  (BUL)
W 10–00
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tsjakadoea  (NED)
W 10–00
Flag of France.svg  Mkheidze  (FRA)
W 10–00
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Takato  (JPN)
L 00–10
Silver medal icon.svg
Lin Chen-hao Women's −48 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Milani  (ITA)
W 10–01
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Dolgova  (ROC)
W 10–01
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Krasniqi  (KOS)
L 00–10
Did not advanceFlag of Israel.svg  Rishony  (ISR)
L 00–10
Did not advance7
Lien Chen-ling Women's −57 kg ByeFlag of Slovenia.svg  Kajzer  (SLO)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Karate

Chinese Taipei entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world bronze medalist Wen Tzu-yun qualified directly for the women's kumite 55-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings. [16]

Kumite
AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wen Tzu-yun Women's −55 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Goranova  (BUL)
L 2–5
Flag of Iran.svg  Bahmanyar  (IRI)
W 5–1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Özçelik  (TUR)
W 5–4
2 QFlag of Ukraine.svg  Terliuga  (UKR)
L 4–4
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Kata
AthleteEventElimination roundRanking roundFinal / BM
ScoreRankScoreRankOpposition
Result
Rank
Wang Yi-ta Men's kata 24.975Did not advance

Rowing

Chinese Taipei qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Huang Yi-ting Women's single sculls 8:04.594 R8:11.562 QF8:34.516 SC/D7:56.005 FD7:52.1820

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Taiwanese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020. [17]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Lu Shao-chuan Men's 10 m air rifle 626.317Did not advance
Yang Kun-pi Men's trap 12114Did not advance
Lin Ying-shin Women's 10 m air rifle 623.426Did not advance
Tien Chia-chen Women's 10 m air pistol 55942Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 5845 Q108
Wu Chia-ying Women's 10 m air pistol 57314Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 5847 Q235
Lin Ying-shin
Lu Shao-chuan
10 m air rifle team 625.414Did not advance

Swimming

Taiwanese 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)): [18] [19]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Wang Hsing-hao Men's 200 m individual medley 2:00.7237Did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:19.0625Did not advance
Wang Kuan-hung Men's 100 m butterfly 52.44=35Did not advance
Men's 200 m butterfly 1:54.442 Q1:55.5213Did not advance
Huang Mei-chien Women's 50 m freestyle 25.9938Did not advance

Table tennis

Chinese Taipei entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective berths by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament. [20] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Taiwanese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, China. [21]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chuang Chih-yuan Singles ByeFlag of Argentina.svg  Cifuentes  (ARG)
W 4–3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong  (HKG)
W 4–1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Assar  (EGY)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Lin Yun-ju ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Källberg  (SWE)
W 4–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Tsuboi  (BRA)
W 4–2
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jorgić  (SLO)
W 4–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zd  (CHN)
L 3–4
Flag of Germany.svg  Ovtcharov  (GER)
L 3–4
4
Chen Chien-an
Chuang Chih-yuan
Lin Yun-ju
Team Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
W 3–0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Chen Szu-yu Singles ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Zhang  (USA)
W 4–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Ys  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Cheng I-ching ByeFlag of Singapore.svg  Yu My  (SGP)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Chen Szu-yu
Cheng Hsien-tzu
Cheng I-ching
Team Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
W 3–0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lin Yun-ju
Cheng I-ching
Doubles Flag of India.svg  Achanta /
Batra  (IND)
W 4–0
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee S-s /
Jeon J-h  (KOR)
W 4–2
Flag of Japan.svg  Mizutani /
Ito  (JPN)
L 1–4
Flag of France.svg  Lebesson /
Yuan  (FRA)
W 4–0
Bronze medal icon.svg

Taekwondo

Chinese Taipei entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Huang Yu-jen (men's 68 kg), Rio 2016 Olympian and 2015 world champion Liu Wei-ting (men's 80 kg), reigning Asian Games gold medalist Su Po-ya (women's 49 kg), and Lo Chia-ling (women's 57 kg) secured the spots on the Taiwanese taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [22]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Huang Yu-jen Men's −68 kg ByeFlag of Iran.svg  Hosseini  (IRI)
L 15–18
Did not advance
Liu Wei-ting Men's −80 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Beigi  (AZE)
L 11–15
Did not advanceDid not advance
Su Po-ya Women's −49 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Yamada  (JPN)
L 9–10
Did not advance
Lo Chia-ling Women's −57 kg ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Lee A-r  (KOR)
W 20–18
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Park  (CAN)
W 18–9
Flag of the United States.svg  Zolotic  (USA)
L 5–28
ByeFlag of Niger.svg  Ben Yessouf  (NIG)
W 10–6
Bronze medal icon.svg

Tennis

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lu Yen-hsun Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg  Zverev  (GER)
L 1–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Chan Hao-ching
Latisha Chan
Women's doubles Flag of Romania.svg  Niculescu /
Olaru  (ROU)
L 5–7, 6–1, [6–10]
Did not advance
Hsieh Yu-chieh
Hsu Chieh-yu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Krejčíková /
Siniaková  (CZE)
L 2–6, 1–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Chinese Taipei weightlifters qualified for 7 quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 20 June 2021. [23] [24]

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Kao Chan-hung −61 kg 1259147125DNF
Chen Po-jen −96 kg 176520563815
Hsieh Yun-ting +109 kg 172132061037812
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Fang Wan-ling −49 kg 80810141814
Chiang Nien-hsin −55 kg 8112951317613
Kuo Hsing-chun −59 kg 103 OR 1133 OR 1236 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Chen Wen-huei −64 kg 10341273230Bronze medal icon.svg

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Chile 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. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

<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">Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1912, Egyptian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except 1932 and 1980, joining the United States-led boycott in the latter.

<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">Thailand at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Thailand at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Thailand 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. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the US-led boycott.

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

Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, marking the territory's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut as a British colony in 1952. More medals were won at the 2020 Summer Olympics by athletes representing Hong Kong than ever before, and Hong Kong also won its first gold medal since the handover back to China.

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

Iran competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1948, Iranian athletes have attended every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 which they boycotted.

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

Mongolia 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. Since the nation's debut in 1964, Mongolian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of its support of the Soviet boycott.

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

Kazakhstan 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 in the post-Soviet era.

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

Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.

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

Tunisia 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. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

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

Chinese Taipei is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. "Chinese Taipei" is the name designated for use by Taiwan when participating in certain international organizations and almost all sporting events, including the Olympic Games. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" may be used officially, due to opposition from the People's Republic of China. It will also be the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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