Samoa at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Samoa at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SAM |
| NOC | Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee Inc. |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 8 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Alex Rose |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Anne Cairns |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Samoa 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.[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, for four of which it competed under the name Western Samoa.
The Samoan government in July 2021 released an order which barred athletes based in Samoa to compete in the Olympics due to rising COVID-19 infections in Japan. This meant that only Samoan athletes based overseas could compete in the games. For the first time since its debuted in 1984, none of the Samoan weightlifters had been qualified.[2][3]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Athletics
[edit]Samoan 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):[4][5]
- 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
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Alex Rose | Men's discus throw | 61.72 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Boxing
[edit]Samoa entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Beijing 2008. Marion Faustino Ah Tong (men's welterweight) and the reigning Pacific Games champion Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali (men's heavyweight) topped the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions to secure places on the Samoan team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Marion Faustino Ah Tong | Men's welterweight |  Zimba (ZAM)L 0–5 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali | Men's heavyweight | Bye |  Smiahlikau (BLR)L 1–4 |
Did not advance | |||
Canoeing
[edit]Sprint
[edit]Samoan canoeists qualified boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2020 Oceania Championships in Penrith, New South Wales.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rudolph Berking-Williams | Men's K-1 200 m | 42.083 | 5 QF | 41.950 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's C-1 1000 m | 5:19.538 | 8 QF | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
| Clifton Tuva'a | Men's K-1 200 m | 38.363 | 4 QF | 38.287 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:11.029 | 4 QF | 4:21.301 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rudolph Berking-Williams Clifton Tuva'a |
Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:55.617 | 5 QF | 3:46.523 | 5 FB | Bye | 3:56.171 | 16 | |
| Anne Cairns | Women's K-1 200 m | 46.795 | 7 QF | 47.141 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's K-1 500 m | 2:03.667 | 6 QF | 2:02.525 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Judo
[edit]Samoa qualified one judoka for the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. Peniamina Percival accepted a continental berth from Oceania as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Peniamina Percival | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  de Wit (NED)L 00–01 |
Did not advance | |||||
Sailing
[edit]Samoan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Eroni Leilua | Men's Laser | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | EL | 268 | 32 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
References
[edit]- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "3 Samoan weightlifters to miss Olympics over virus concerns". Associated Press. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Samoa govt pulls team from Tokyo Games - Radio New Zealand". Reuters. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Samoan boxers qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Sport: Samoa's Anne Cairns secures spot in Tokyo Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.