Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OKBIH) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games. A total of 11 athletes, 7 men and 4 women, were selected to the team across five different sports (athletics, judo, shooting, swimming, and tennis).
Athletics
Bosnian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAmel Tuka800 m1:45.722 Q1:45.244Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionHamza AlićShot put19.4826Did not advanceKemal Mešić18.7830Did not advanceMesud Pezer19.5524Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankLucija KimaniMarathon2:58:22116 Judo
Bosnia & Herzegovina has qualified one judoka for the women's heavyweight category (+78 kg) at the Games. Larisa Cerić was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLarisa Cerić+78 kgL 000–000 Did not advance
Shooting
Bosnia and Herzegovina has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's 10 m air rifle shooter to the Olympics.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankTatjana Đekanović10 m air rifle410.835Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Bosnia and Herzegovina has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMihajlo Čeprkalo1500 m freestyle15:31.6237colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAmina Kajtaz100 m butterfly1:01.6736Did not advance
Tennis
Bosnia and Herzegovina has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send 2010 Youth Olympic bronze medalist Damir Džumhur (world no. 87) in the men's singles into the Olympic tennis tournament, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2004.
On 19 July 2016, Džumhur was confirmed as a direct entrant to the men's singles, due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games. Hence, his invitation was transferred to fellow player Mirza Bašić (world no. 130).
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMirza BašićMen's singlesL 2–6, 2–6Did not advanceDamir DžumhurL 4–6, 4–6Did not advance
See also Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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