Guam at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Guam at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | GUM | ||||||||
| NOC | Guam National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Benjamin Schulte[1] | ||||||||
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Guam competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Guam National Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 2004. Five athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the Guamanian team to compete only in athletics, mountain biking, and swimming.[2] Three of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with swimmers Pilar Shimizu and Benjamin Schulte (billed as Benny the Bream by the crowd), who led the squad as Guam's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, returning for their second appearance from London 2012.[1] Guam, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Athletics
Guam has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[3][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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Joshua Ilustre | Men's 800 m | DSQ | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| Regine Tugade | Women's 100 m | 12.52 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Cycling
Mountain biking
Guam has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as Oceania's sole representative outside the world's top twenty-five nations in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Peter Lombard | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
Swimming
Guam has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[6][7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Benjamin Schulte | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.29 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| Pilar Shimizu | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.65 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
References
- 1 2 Sablan, Jerick (4 August 2016). "Schulte will bear Guam flag in Rio Olympics opening ceremony". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ Sablan, Jerick (23 July 2016). "Guam's athletes for the Olympics". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "GNOC announces Team Guam delegation to Rio2016 Olympic Games". Guam National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (11 July 2016). "Guam Names 2 NCAA-Based Swimmers to 2016 Olympic Roster". SwimSwam. Retrieved 12 July 2016.