Monaco at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Monaco competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were rescheduled for 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Monegasque athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era, except for three occasions; Monaco did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, failed to register any athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and also joined the United States-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Monaco at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMON
NOCComité Olympique Monégasque
Websitewww.comite-olympique.mc (in French)
in Tokyo
23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors6 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Yang Xiaoxin
Quentin Antognelli[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Games Volunteer[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1
Judo 1 0 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 0 1 1
Total 3 3 6

Athletics

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Monaco received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.[4]

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 & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Charlotte Afriat Women's 100 m 12.35 5 Did not advance

Judo

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Monaco entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament after International Judo Federation awarded them a tripartite invitation quota.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cédric Bessi Men's –73 kg Bye   Diallo (BUR)
W 10–00
  Tsend-Ochir (MGL)
L 01–11
Did not advance

Rowing

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Monaco received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rower in the men's single sculls to the Tokyo regatta, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since London 2012.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Quentin Antognelli Men's single sculls 7:10.52 4 R 7:34.14 1 QF 7:29.99 4 SC/D 7:06.03 2 FC 7:01.85 15

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

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Monaco received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Theo Druenne Men's 1500 m freestyle 16:17.20 28 Did not advance
Claudia Verdino Women's 100 m breaststroke DSQ Did not advance

Table tennis

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Monaco entered one athlete into the table tennis competition for the first time at the Games. Chinese-born Xiaoxin Yang scored a fourth-match final triumph to book one of the five available places in the women's singles at the 2021 ITTF World Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[6]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yang Xiaoxin Women's singles Bye   Trifonova (BUL)
W 4–1
  Sun Ys (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony". Olympics.com. 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Xiaoxin Yang, flag-bearer for the six Monégasque athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics". monaco-tribune.com. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ Daish, Simon (15 March 2021). "Linda Bergström realises Olympic dream in Doha". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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