East Timor at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of East Timor
IOC codeTLS
NOCNational Olympic Committee of East Timor
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5–21 August 2016
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Francelina Cabral[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Individual Olympic Athletes (2000)

East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste and officially as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Three athletes, one man and two women, were selected to the East Timorese roster for the Games, competing only in athletics and mountain biking (the nation's Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro).[2] Among them were middle-distance runners Nélia Martins and Augusto Ramos Soares, the lone male and returning Olympian, and mountain biker Francelina Cabral, who eventually became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

East Timor, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

East Timor received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[2][3][4]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Augusto Ramos Soares Men's 1500 m 4:11.35 PB 12 did not advance
Nélia Martins Women's 1500 m 5:00.53 13 did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Mountain biking

East Timor received an invitation from Tripartite Commission to send a mountain biker for the women's Olympic cross-country race, signifying the nation's debut in the sport outside of athletics. Previously, two East Timorese athletes competed in weightlifting and boxing under the Olympic flag while awaiting recognition of their national Olympic Committee.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Francelina Cabral Women's cross-country LAP (5 laps) 28

References

  1. ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ciclista Anche Cabral faz estreia timorense no 'cross country' olímpico" [Cyclist Anche Cabral makes her debut for East Timor in Olympic cross-country] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Final list of starting slots allocated for mountain bike and BMX at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". UCI. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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