Seychelles at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Seychelles at the
2016 Summer Olympics

Flag of Seychelles

IOC code| SEY
NOC| Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 10 in 6 sports
Flag bearer | Rodney Govinden[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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* 2024

Seychelles competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.

The Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of ten athletes, eight men and two women, were selected to the Seychellois squad across six sports (athletics, boxing, judo, sailing, swimming, and weightlifting).[1]

Finn yachtsman Allan Julie etching his name into the history records as the oldest participant (aged 39) of the Seychellois squad and the first to compete in five Olympic Games. Apart from Julie, three other athletes were returning Olympians; all of them participated in their second Games, including high jumper Lissa Labiche, lightweight boxer Andrique Allisop, and half-heavyweight judoka Dominic Dugasse (men's 100 kg). Six Seychellois athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with Laser sailor Rodney Govinden acting as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] The Seychelles, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Seychelles received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[1][2][3]

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 & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ned Azemia | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.74 NR | 8  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Lissa Labiche | Women's high jump | 1.85  | =29  | did not advance

## Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Seychelles entered one boxer who competed in the men's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Andrique Allisop had claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Andrique Allisop | Men's lightweight |  Joyce (IRL)
L 0–3  | did not advance

## Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Seychelles qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Dominic Dugasse earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Seychelles' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[5][6]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Dominic Dugasse | Men's −100 kg | Bye  |  Darwish (EGY)
L 000–100  | did not advance

## Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Seychellois sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and African qualifying regattas.[7][8]

Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | M*
Jean-Marc Gardette | Men's RS:X | 36  | 35  | 33  | 31  | 23  | 31  | 29  | ~~DNF~~ | 35  | DNF  | 32  | 33  | EL  | 355  | 33
Rodney Govinden | Men's Laser | 45  | 41  | ~~47~~ | 37  | 43  | 37  | 41  | 41  | 43  | 38  | —  | EL  | 365  | 45
Allan Julie | Men's Finn | ~~23~~ | 17  | 23  | 21  | 17  | 18  | 23  | 23  | 22  | 23  | —  | EL  | 197  | 23

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Seychelles received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[1][9][10]

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Adam Viktora | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.32  | 56  | did not advance
Alexus Laird | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:03.33  | 27  | did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Seychelles received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Rick Confiance in the men's featherweight category (62 kg) to the Olympics, which signified the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[1]

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Rick Yves Confiance | Men's −62 kg | 105  | 14  | 127  | 13  | 232  | 13

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Bonnelame, Joena; Uranie, Sharon (19 July 2016). "10 athletes prepare to fly the Seychelles' flag at the Rio Olympic Games". Victoria: Seychelles News Agency.
2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. ^ "Morocco take all three women's quota places and nine nations share the men's titles on final day of African Olympic Qualification". AIBA. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
5. ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
6. ^ "Another Olympic qualifier for Seychelles!". Seychelles News Agency. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
7. ^ Bonnelame, Betymie (14 December 2015). "Two sailors thrilled to be Seychelles first qualifiers for Rio Olympics 2016". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
8. ^ Butler, Nick (12 December 2015). "Seychelles unveils first two qualifiers for Rio 2016". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
9. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
10. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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