Fiji at the Olympics

Fiji at the
Olympics
Fiji at the; Olympics
IOC code	FIJ
NOC	Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.fasanoc.org.fj
Medals; Ranked 95th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer appearances
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Winter appearances
	1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006–2022;

Fiji made its Olympic Games debut at the 1956 Summer Games. It has competed at fourteen Summer Games and three Winter Games. Its athletes have taken part in archery, athletics, boxing, football, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and rugby sevens.^[1]

Fiji has won four Olympic medals, three in men's rugby sevens, and one in women's rugby sevens. Olympics rugby was first contested in 2016 and the Fiji men's team is the most successful of any country, winning gold in 2016 and 2020, and silver in 2024. The women's team won bronze in 2020.

History

Qualifications

Prior to the introduction of rugby sevens, Fiji's national sport, at the 2016 Summer Olympics,^[2] only two athletes had taken part in Olympic Games through reaching the required standards to qualify, rather than by receiving a wild card invitation. They are Makelesi Bulikiobo, who qualified for the women's 400 metre sprint at the 2008 Games in Beijing, and Leslie Copeland, who with a throw of 80.45 metres qualified for the men's javelin event at the 2012 Games in London.^[3]^[4]

Invitations

Fiji's Winter Olympians were Rusiate Rogoyawa in cross-country skiing (1988, 1994) and Laurence Thoms in alpine skiing (2002), both participating by invite.

Notable participants

Fiji has had two competitors appear at five separate Summer Olympic Games. Windsurfer Tony Philp competed in five consecutive Games from Los Angeles in 1984 (when he was just 15 years of age) to Sydney 2000, finishing 10th on two occasions.^[5] Swimmer Carl Probert matched the feat in Beijing 2008, having first appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona.^[6]

Medalling

Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a gold in men's rugby sevens.^[7] The team broke out in a victory song that drew considerable online attention and Fiji declared a national holiday for the win.^[8]

At the 2020 Olympics the team successfully defended its title, while the women's team took a bronze medal. At the 2024 Olympics the men's team won the silver medal.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne	5	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Rome	2	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	did not participate
1968 Mexico City	1	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	2	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	15	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	24	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	19	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	17	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	7	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	10	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	6	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	9	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	52	1	0	0	1	54
2020 Tokyo	30	1	0	1	2	59
2024 Paris	30	0	1	0	1	74
2028 Los Angeles	future event
2032 Brisbane	future event
Total		2	1	1	4	95

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	did not participate
1928 St. Moritz
1932 Lake Placid
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary	1	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	did not participate
1994 Lillehammer	1	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	did not participate
2002 Salt Lake City	1	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	did not participate
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi
2018 Pyeongchang
2022 Beijing
2026 Milano Cortina	future event
2030 French Alps
2034 Salt Lake City
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Summer sport

List of medalists

Summer sports

Medal	Name(s)	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Apisai Domolailai Jasa Veremalua Jerry Tuwai Josua Tuisova Kitione Taliga Leone Nakarawa Masivesi Dakuwaqa Osea Kolinisau Samisoni Viriviri Savenaca Rawaca Vatemo Ravouvou Viliame Mata Semi Kunatani	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rugby Sevens	Men's tournament
Gold	Josua Vakurunabili Iosefo Masi Jiuta Wainiqolo Meli Derenalagi Jerry Tuwai Napolioni Bolaca Sireli Maqala Kalione Nasoko Asaeli Tuivuaka Vilimoni Botitu Waisea Nacuqu Aminiasi Tuimaba	2020 Tokyo	Rugby Sevens	Men's tournament
Bronze	Vasiti Solikoviti Sesenieli Donu Raijieli Daveua Rusila Nagasau Ana Maria Roqica Reapi Ulunisau Lavenia Cavuru Laisana Likuceva Viniana Riwai Alowesi Nakoci Ana Naimasi Roela Radiniyavuni Lavenia Tinai	2020 Tokyo	Rugby Sevens	Women's tournament
Silver	Joji Nasova Joseva Talacolo Jerry Matana Sevuloni Mocenacagi Iosefo Masi Ponepati Loganimasi Terio Tamani Waisea Nacuqu Jerry Tuwai Iowane Teba Kaminieli Rasaku Selestino Ravutaumada Josaia Raisuqe Filipe Sauturaga	2024 Paris	Rugby Sevens	Men's tournament

Multiple medalists

Athlete	Sex	Sport	Years	Games	Gold	Silver	Total
Jerry Tuwai	M	Rugby sevens	2016–2024	Summer	2	1	3
Iosefo Masi	M	Rugby sevens	2020–2024	Summer	1	1	2
Waisea Nacuqu	M	Rugby sevens	2020–2024	Summer	1	1	2

References

^ "Fiji". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
^ Brewer, Jerry (11 August 2016). "Fiji's rugby sevens team on the verge of making history at Rio Olympics". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ "The London dream" Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 22 August 2011
^ Fiji at the Olympics, The Telegraph
^ "Tony Philp". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
^ "Carl Probert". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
^ Msallem, Habib (11 August 2016). "Fiji storms to first-ever men's rugby sevens gold at Rio 2016". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ "The Fijian way: The people's team delivers 1st Olympic gold". Associated Press. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

External links

"Fiji". International Olympic Committee. 4 August 2021.
"Fiji". Olympedia.com.
"Olympic Analytics/FIJ". olympanalyt.com.

[1] "Fiji". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

[2] Brewer, Jerry (11 August 2016). "Fiji's rugby sevens team on the verge of making history at Rio Olympics". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[3] "The London dream" Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, 22 August 2011

[4] Fiji at the Olympics, The Telegraph

[5] "Tony Philp". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

[6] "Carl Probert". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-08-16.

[7] Msallem, Habib (11 August 2016). "Fiji storms to first-ever men's rugby sevens gold at Rio 2016". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[8] "The Fijian way: The people's team delivers 1st Olympic gold". Associated Press. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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