1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Fiji)
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Fiji participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for the ninth time in the Summer Olympics. The team consisted of 17 athletes, of which 14 were men and three were women. The youngest participant was swimmer Caroline Pickering at 16 years and 81 days, the oldest was the sailor Geoffrey Taylor at 46 years and 92 days. During the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996, the athlete Jone Delai carried the flag of Fiji into the Olympic Stadium.
Attendees
| Surname | Age | gender | sport | Result (s) |
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| Solomone Bole | 22nd | male | athletics | 5th place in the third run with the 100-meter relay; 6th place in the first run with the 400-meter relay |
| Shayne Brodie | 23 | male | sailing | 18th place in the tornado |
| Tiko Crofoot | 17th | male | sailing | 54th place in the laser |
| Jone Delai | 28 | male | athletics | 4th place in the tenth heat over 100 meters; 5th place in the third preliminary run with the 100-meter relay |
| Roberta Lepper | 17th | Female | sailing | 28th place in Europe |
| Isireli Naikelekelevesi | 19th | male | athletics | 6th place in the first run with the 400-meter relay |
| Joe Naivalu | 18th | male | athletics | 6th place in the fourth heat over the 110 meter hurdles |
| Soloveni Nakaunicina | 22nd | male | athletics | 5th place in the third run with the 100-meter relay; 6th place in the first run with the 400-meter relay |
| Angus Pattie | 31 | male | sailing | 18th place in the tornado |
| Tony Philp | 27 | male | sailing | 14th place in windsurfing |
| Caroline Pickering | 16 | Female | swim | 47th place in the 100-meter freestyle |
| Carl Probert | 20th | male | swim | 39th place in the 200-meter freestyle |
| Rachel Rogers | 21st | Female | athletics | 6th place in the fifth preliminary over 100 meter hurdles |
| Henry Rogo | 27 | male | athletics | 5th place in the third run with the 100-meter relay; 6th place in the first run with the 400-meter relay |
| Nacanieli Takayawa-Qerawaqa | 20th | male | Judo | 21st place in the light heavyweight division |
| Geoffrey Taylor | 46 | male | sailing | 31st place in the Finn Dinghy |
| Rupeni Varea | 27 | male | Weightlifting | 17th place in the light heavyweight division |
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )
Web links
- Fiji Olympic team from 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
