Bosnia and Herzegovina 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. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
These were the most successful Olympic Games for Bosnia and Herzegovina thus far, who for the first time ever had more than one athlete place among the ten best in their categories, with Nedžad Husić finishing fifth, Amel Tuka finishing sixth, and Larisa Cerić finishing ninth. Also close to finishing in the top ten was Mesud Pezer, who placed eleventh. Despite these improvements, however, Bosnia and Herzegovina still failed to secure a single medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competitors The following is the list of number of Bosnia and Herzegovina's competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 0 2Judo 0 1 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 0 1 Total 4 3 7
Athletics
Bosnian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAmel TukaMen's 800 m1:45.482 Q1:44.532 Q1:45.986
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMesud PezerMen's shot put21.333 Q20.0811
Judo
Bosnia and Herzegovina entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLarisa CerićWomen's +78 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advance
Shooting
Bosnia and Herzegovina received an invitation from the ISSF to send a female air rifle shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 5, 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankTatjana ĐekanovićWomen's 10 m air rifle613.247Did not advance
Swimming
Bosnian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEmir MuratovićMen's 50 m freestyle22.9142Did not advanceMen's 100 m freestyle50.4345Did not advanceLana PudarWomen's 100 m butterfly58.3219Did not advance
Taekwondo
Bosnia and Herzegovina entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since 2004. Nedžad Husić secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNedžad HusićMen's −68 kgW 22–2W 8–7L 5–28 L 13–225
See also Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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