Nauru at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Nauru at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | NRU |
| NOC | Nauru Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024年7月26日) – 11 August 2024 (2024年8月11日) | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Winzar Kakiouea |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Winzar Kakiouea |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nauru competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1996. The delegation consisted of one athlete, Winzar Kakiouea in athletics.
Nauru did not win any medals during the Paris Olympics. Kakiouea was the flagbearer in the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.
Background
[edit ]Nauru became independent from being a United Nations trust territory on 31 January 1968.[1] The Nauru Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1994.[2] Accordingly, Atlanta 1996 was the island nation's first participation in Olympic competition.[3] The 1996 Summer Olympics were held from 19 July to 4 August 1996.[4]
The Nauran delegation consisted of one athlete, Kakiouea, joined by his coach and two team officials. Kakiouea was the flagbearer in the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.[5] Nauru, with a population of roughly 10,000, is the world's third-smallest country and does not have a single racetrack, only what Kakiouea called a "dirt oval".[6] [7]
Competitors
[edit ]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
[edit ]Nauru sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] Nauru was represented by one male athlete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in athletics: Kakiouea in the men's 100 metres sprint.[8] He qualified via a universality place.[5] [a] This was his debut appearance at the Olympics.[10] On 3 August, he participated in the heats of the men's 100 metre sprint in heat five. He finished the race in 11.15 seconds, sixth out of eight competitors in his heat, and failed to advanced to the semi-finals.[11] The gold medal was eventually won in 9.79 seconds by Noah Lyles of the United States; the silver was won by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica, and the bronze was earned by Fred Kerley of the United States.[12]
- 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 | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Winzar Kakiouea | Men's 100 m | 11.15 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Lennon, Troy (30 January 2018). "Nauru: How Pleasant Island became world's smallest republic". Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Nauru – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Nauru". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "1996 Olympics - Summer Olympic Games - Atlanta 1996". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ a b Beech, Hannah (2 August 2024). "A One-Man Team's 10-Second Olympics". New York Times . New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Santamaria, Joe (26 July 2024). "The four nations with just one athlete at Paris Olympics 2024". i .
- ^ Beech, Hannah (2 August 2024). "A One-Man Team's 11-Second Olympics". The New York Times .
- ^ a b "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "What are Olympic universality places and how many countries will be represented in Paris?".
- ^ "Winzar Kakiouea | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Men's 100m - Preliminary Round - Heat 5/6 results" (PDF). Olympics. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 100m - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 4 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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