| East Timor at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TLS |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5–21 August 2016 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Francelina Cabral[1] |
| Medals |
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| 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.
- ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "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.