San Marino at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SMR
Nocname:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2016
Website: 
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:4
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Arianna Perilli[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

San Marino competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Sammarinese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for a single occasion. San Marino failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

San Marino National Olympic Committee (Italian: [[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese]], CONS) sent a team of four athletes, two per gender, to compete only in athletics and shooting at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with four previous editions, including London 2012.[2] All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for trap shooter and London 2012 fourth-place finalist Alessandra Perilli, who only returned for her second Games as the most experienced competitor. Meanwhile, Alessandra's older sister Arianna Perilli led the delegation as San Marino's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] San Marino, however, had to wait five more years for its first medal.

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. San Marino has received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.[3] [4] [5]

Field events

Shooting

See main article: article, Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Sammarinese shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying standard (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[6]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Stefano SelvaMen's trap10232Did not advance
Alessandra Perillialign=left rowspan=2Women's trap6316Did not advance
Arianna Perilli6513Did not advance
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Notes and References

  1. News: San Marino: Arianna Perilli è la portabandiera a Rio2016. San Marino: Arianna Perilli is the flag bearer for Rio 2016. it. San Marino RTV. 25 July 2016. 25 July 2016.
  2. News: Presentata la squadra olimpica sammarinese per Rio 2016: Arianna Perilli sarà la portabandiera. Presenting the San Marino Olympic team for Rio 2016; Arianna Perilli serves as the flag bearer. it. Newsrimini.it. 25 July 2016. 3 October 2016.
  3. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
  4. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
  5. News: CONS: ufficializzata la delegazione di Rio 2016. CONS: Rio 2016 official delegation. it. San Marino RTV. 22 July 2016. 24 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 30 May 2016. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016.