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São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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Three athletes from São Tomé and Princípe were selected for the Games, competing only in both track and field and sprint canoeing. Among them were distance runners Romário Leitão and Celma Bonfim da Graça, the lone female of the roster and returning Olympian from Beijing 2008, and flatwater canoeist Buly Triste, who created history as the nation's first ever male athlete to carry the São Tomé and Princípe flag at the opening ceremony. São Tomé and Princípe, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal, as neither of the athletes progressed beyond the first round of their respective sporting events.
Athletics
São Tomé and Príncipe has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
Sprint
São Tomé and Príncipe has qualified one boat in the men's C-1 1000 metres for the Olympics at the 2016 African Championships, signifying the nation's return to the sport after a 8-year hiatus.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)