2016 Summer Olympics / Participants (Tonga)
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Tonga took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . It was the ninth participation in the Summer Olympics. The Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee nominated seven athletes in four sports.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the Taekwondoin Pita Taufatofua .
Participants by sport
Archery
| Athletes | competition | qualification | 1 round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | |||||||
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| Rings | rank | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
| Women | ||||||||||||||||
| Lusitania Tatafu | singles | 559 | 63 |
Chang Hye-jin
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0-6 (61:82) |
eliminated | 33 | |||||||||
| Men | ||||||||||||||||
| Hans Arne Jensen | singles | 604 | 61 |
Sjef van den Berg
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3-7 (129: 133) |
eliminated | 33 | |||||||||
athletics
Running and walking
| Athletes | competition | leader | Round 1 | Semifinals | final | rank | ||||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Women | ||||||||||
| Taina Halasima | 100 m | 12.80 s | 15th | eliminated | 71 | |||||
| Men | ||||||||||
| Siueni Filimone | 100 m | 10.76 s | 4th | not started | eliminated | 70 | ||||
swim
| Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Women | ||||||||
| Irene Prescott | 50 m freestyle | 28.68 s | 61 | eliminated | 61 | |||
| Men | ||||||||
| Amini Fonua | 100 m chest | 1: 06.40 min | 5 | eliminated | 45 | |||
Taekwondo
| Athletes | competition | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Hope round semifinals |
Semifinals | Hope round final |
final | rank | ||||||
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| opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
| Men | ||||||||||||||
| Pita Taufatofua | Class over 80 kg |
Sajjad Mardani
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1:16 | eliminated | ||||||||||
Web links
- Tonga. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed July 31, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seven Tongan athletes bound for Rio Olympics. In: Matangi Tonga Online. July 22, 2016, accessed July 31, 2016 .
