Английская Википедия:Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Шаблон:Infobox country at games
Fiji competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, having appeared at every games since 1956 except the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to its support for the American-led boycott.
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes to the Games (6 men and 3 women) to compete in 6 sports.[1] Among these athletes, trap shooter Glenn Kable, the oldest of the team, at age 49, and archer Robert Elder, after his eight-year absence, competed at their second Olympic games. Judoka and current Oceanic champion Josateki Naulu was the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.[2] Fiji, however, had to wait four more years for its first Olympic medal.
Archery
Шаблон:Main Fiji has qualified one male archer by being the second-ranked country at the 2012 Open New Zealand Championships, which doubled as the 2012 Oceanian Championships.[3] Former Olympic athlete Robert Elder was chosen to represent Fiji. During the ranking round, Elder finished in penultimate place, out of 64 archers; therefore, he competed against South Korea's Kim Bub-Min, who placed in second. Elder almost pulled off the upset to win two of the first four sets, but he was unable to score a 10 with his final arrow during the last set, which guaranteed him a spot for the next elimination round.[4]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Шаблон:Abbr | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Robert Elder | Men's individual | 615 | 63 | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L 4–6 |
did not advance |
Athletics
Шаблон:Main Fiji selected two athletes in the track and field after having achieved qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[5][6] Javelin thrower Leslie Copeland guaranteed a qualifying place at the Olympics, after achieving the B-standard at the 2011 Summer Universiade Games.[7] During the Olympics, Copeland was able to throw past several strong competitors including Latvia's Vadims Vasiljevskis, an Olympic bronze medalist in Athens. However, his throw was not sufficiently enough to advance him into the finals, finishing only in thirteenth place.[8] Danielle Alakija, on the other hand, competed at the Olympics by a wild card. She finished sixth during the heats in the women's 400 m, which seemed farther enough to advance her into the semi-finals.[9]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Leslie Copeland | Javelin throw | 80.19 SB | 13 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Danielle Alakija | 400 m | 56.77 | 6 | did not advance |
Judo
Шаблон:Main Fiji's Josateki Naulu was given a continental spot for being one of the highest ranked Oceania athletes, who have not yet qualified.[10]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / Шаблон:Abbr | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Josateki Naulu | Men's −81 kg | Шаблон:N/a | Шаблон:FlagIOCathlete L 0003–0111 |
did not advance |
Shooting
Шаблон:Main Fiji has qualified a single quota place from the 2011 Oceania Shooting Championships by winning the men's trap event.[11] Glenn Kable, being the oldest member of the delegation, was chosen to represent Fiji. He was considered to be the nation's top medal prospect, although he failed to reach the final round. Kable finished only twenty-third out of 34 competitors, as a rain delay during the second round perceived him to lose his concentration.[12]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Glenn Kable | Trap | 117 | 23 | did not advance |
Swimming
Шаблон:Main Fiji qualified a man and a woman through FINA's universality places, where Paul Elaisa and Matelita Buadromo were selected.[13] A controversy had taken place in the choice of the male swimmer as Douglas Miller earned his spot to qualify at the Olympics. Paul Elaisa, however, appealed his choice to join the team.[14] Neither of these swimmers advance into the semi-finals.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Paul Elaisa | 100 m freestyle | 54.87 | 47 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Matelita Buadromo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.33 | 43 | did not advance |
Weightlifting
Шаблон:Main Fiji has qualified two places for one man and one woman after competing at the 2012 Oceania Weightlifting Championships[15][16]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Manueli Tulo | Men's −56 kg | 105 | 14 | 128 | 12 | 233 | 11 |
Maria Liku | Women's −63 kg | 82 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 182 | 5 |
References
External links
Шаблон:Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- ↑ "Judoka named to lead Fiji at the London Olympics" Шаблон:Webarchive, Fiji Times, 10 July 2012
- ↑ 2012 Oceania Judo Union Championship Results
- ↑ Archery Men Olympic Quota
- ↑ Kim survives scare to remain alive at Lord's
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ "The London dream" Шаблон:Webarchive, Fiji Times, 22 August 2011
- ↑ Leslie falls short
- ↑ Fiji's youngest athletes Alakija falls short in 400m
- ↑ IJF Qualification List Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 2011 Oceania Shooting Championships - Men's Trap Results
- ↑ Fiji shooter bows out
- ↑ FINA Universality Places Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Oceania Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Men
- ↑ Oceania Qualification Team Classification for London Olympic Games – Women