Swaziland at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Eswatini at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Sibusiso Matsenjwa[1] | | |
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Background
Swaziland participated in ten
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The Swazi team at the 2016 Games featured two track and field athletes returning from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom: sprinters Phumlile Ndzinisa in the women's 100 metres and Sibusiso Matsenjwa in the men's 200 metres.[7] The duo was announced by the Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association Vice President Adam Mthethwa on 6 July 2016, and they would be accompanied by manager Thoba Mazibuko and physiotherapist Machawe Mamba. Mthethwa said "We are hopeful that the two will perform at their level best and they can break the national records and improve their personal best times".[7] Matsenjwa was selected to carry the nation's flag during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony.[8]
Athletics
Swaziland was represented by one male athlete at the 2016 Games in athletics – Sibusiso Matsenjwa, nicknamed the "
The country's sole female athlete at the 2016 Games was Phumlile Ndzinisa, in the 100 metres. Previously at the 2012 Games, she had competed in the fourth heat, finishing in fifth position.
- 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 events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sibusiso Matsenjwa | Men's 200 m | 20.63 NR
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6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Phumlile Ndzinisa | Women's 100 m | 12.49 | 5 | Did not advance |
Notes
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Swaziland". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Grasso, Mallon & Heijmans 2015, p. lxxv.
- New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). International Association of Athletic Federations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Stewart, Megan. "Table for one? Meet the 10 smallest delegations at Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ a b Magongo, Ntokozo (7 July 2016). "Phumlile, "Swazi Bolt" Off to Rio Olympic Games". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Sibusiso Matsenjwa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Subusiso Matsenjwa". International Association of Athletics Fenderation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Men's 200m – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- Swazi Observer. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Phumlile Ndzinisa". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Phumlile Ndzinisa". International Association of Athletics Fenderation. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Olympics-Athletics-Women's 100m preliminary round results". Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
References
- Grasso, John; Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (5th ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4859-5.
External links
- Swaziland at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)