| Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PNG |
| NOC | Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 8 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ryan Pini[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) sent a team of eight athletes, six men and two women, to compete in six sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012.[2] Attending his fourth and final Olympics as the oldest (aged 34) and most experienced competitor, butterfly swimmer and former top 8 finalist Ryan Pini reprised his role of leading the delegation for the second time as Papua New Guinea's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, the first having done so eight years earlier in Beijing.[1][3] Apart from Pini, the Papua New Guinean roster also featured 18-year-old taekwondo fighter Maxemillion Kassman, along with his aunt Samantha, and two returning Olympians from London 2012: sprinter Toea Wisil (women's 100 metres) and judoka Raymond Ovinou (men's 66 kg).[2]
Papua New Guinea, however, has yet to win its first-ever Olympic medal.
- ^ a b Taule, Troy (22 July 2016). "Pini to be PNG flag bearer at Rio Olympics". Papua New Guinea: Loop.
- ^ a b Lavett, Elijah (19 July 2016). "Eight Athletes to Represent PNG in Rio Olympics". EM TV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Pini ready for Olympic swansong". Solomon Star. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.