| Noc: | COK |
| Nocname: | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Cook Islands |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Sports: | 3[1] |
| Flagbearer Close: | N/A |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Officials: | John Paul Wilson (Chef de Mission) |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1988 |
Cook Islands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Cook Islands has received universality slots from IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[3]
See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Cook Islands qualified one canoeist in the women's K-1 class by finishing as the 16th ranked eligible NOC at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Jane Nicholas | Women's C-1 | 151.95 | 19 | 205.74 | 22 | 151.95 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's K-1 | 150.17 | 23 | 120.10 | 20 | 120.10 | 21 Q | 144.84 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
Canoeists from the Cook Islands qualified two boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2020 Oceania Championships in Penrith, New South Wales.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Kohl Horton | Men's K-1 200 m | 40.061 | 4 QF | Did not advance | |||||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:24.679 | 6 QF | 4:39.138 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jade Tierney | Women's K-1 200 m | 48.271 | 6 QF | 49.290 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Cook Islands qualified two swimmers in three events.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Wesley Roberts | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:50.41 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:55.65 | 30 | Did not advance | |||||
| Kirsten Fisher-Marsters | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.98 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||