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Macedonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
MKD

Flag bearer
  
Anastasia Bogdanovski

Competitors
  
6 in 4 sports

Macedonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
FYR Macedonian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.mok.org.mk (Macedonian)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Macedonia, under the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.

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The Macedonian Olympic Committee selected a team of six athletes, two men and four women, to compete in four different sports at these Games. For the first time in Olympic history, Macedonia was represented by more women than men.

Five Macedonian athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with individual medley swimmer Marko Blaževski returning for his second appearance from London 2012. Joining him was freestyle swimmer Anastasia Bogdanovski, who set a historic milestone as Macedonia's first female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Macedonia, however, failed to earn a single Olympic medal for the fourth consecutive in a row.

Athletics

Macedonian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

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

    Judo

    Macedonia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.

    Shooting

    Macedonia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Nina Balaban in the women's air rifle to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by March 31, 2016. This also signified the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    Macedonia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

    References

    Macedonia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wikipedia