Fiji competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was Fiji's Tokyo debut after it failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics, also held in Tokyo. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes have taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event DateRugby sevensMen's tournamentRugby sevensWomen's tournament
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Rugby sevens 12 12 24Sailing 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 0 1 1 Total 15 15 30
Athletics
Fiji received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBanuve TabakaucoroMen's 100 m10.59 PB=3 Q10.708 Did not advance
Judo
Fiji entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTevita TakayawaMen's −100 kgL 00–01Did not advance
Rugby sevens
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFiji men'sMen's tournamentW 24–19W 28–14W 33–71 QW 19–0W 26–14W 27–12Fiji women'sWomen's tournamentL 5–12W 26–12W 41–52 QW 14–12L 17–22W 21–12
Men's tournament
The Fiji national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals in the 2019 London Sevens, securing a top four spot in the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Women's tournament
The Fiji women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championships in Suva.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Sailing
Fijian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time in two decades.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Sophia MorganWomen's Laser Radial404135424336414236EL35642 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
Fiji qualified two swimmers in two events.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTaichi VakasamaMen's 200 m breaststroke2:17.3535Did not advanceCheyenne RovaWomen's 50 m freestyle27.1150Did not advance
Table tennis
Fiji entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. With the cancellation of the 2021 Oceania Qualification Tournament, Rio 2016 Olympian Sally Yee accepted an invitation to compete in the women's singles for the second time, as the highest-ranked table tennis player vying for qualification from Oceania in the ITTF World Olympic Rankings of May 1, 2021.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSally YeeWomen's singlesL 1–4Did not advance
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