Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Vanuatu at the
2020 Summer Olympics

IOC code| VAN
NOC| Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website| www.oceaniasport.com/vanuatu
in Tokyo
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors| 3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Rio Rii
Flag bearer (closing)| Rio Rii
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Vanuatu competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the 2020 Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Judo | 1 | 0 | 1
Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 3 | 0 | 3

## Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[2]

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
Hugo Cumbo | Men's –81 kg | Bye  |  Boltaboev (UZB)
L00–10  | Did not advance

## Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu entered one boat in the men's single sculls for the games, after receiving the tripartite invitation quotas.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Rio Rii | Men's single sculls | 8:00.98  | 6 R | 8:17.00  | 3 SE/F | Bye  | 8:19.99  | 3 FF | 7:49.82  | 30

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

## Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Yoshua Shing received an invitation to compete, based on the rankings, following the cancellation of the 2021 Oceanian Olympics Qualification Tournament.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Yoshua Shing | Men's singles | Bye  |  Cifuentes (ARG)
L 0–4  | Did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. ^ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
3. ^ "Shing qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". Daily Post. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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Withdrawn|

* North Korea

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