São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| São Tomé and Príncipe at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | STP | ||||||||
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de São Tomé e Príncipe | ||||||||
| in Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Buly Triste[1] | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Three athletes from São Tomé and Princípe were selected for the Games, competing only in both track and field and sprint canoeing. Among them were distance runners Romário Leitão and Celma Bonfim da Graça, the lone female of the roster and returning Olympian from Beijing 2008, and flatwater canoeist Buly Triste, who created history as the nation's first ever male athlete to carry the São Tomé and Princípe flag at the opening ceremony.[2] São Tomé and Princípe, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal, as neither of the athletes progressed beyond the first round of their respective sporting events.
Athletics
São Tomé and Príncipe has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[3][4][2]
- 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Romário Leitão | Men's 5000 m | 15:53.32 | 25 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Celma Bonfim da Graça | Women's 1500 m | 4:38.86 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Canoeing
Sprint
São Tomé and Príncipe has qualified one boat in the men's C-1 1000 metres for the Olympics at the 2016 African Championships, signifying the nation's return to the sport after a 8-year hiatus.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Buly Triste | Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:46.396 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
References
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Primeiro-Ministro despede-se da delegação aos olímpicos do Brasil" [Prime Minister bids farewell to the delegates for the Olympics in Brazil] (in Portuguese). STP Press. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 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.