Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Palau competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PLW |
| NOC | Palau National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 (1 man and 2 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jion Hosei & Sydney Francisco |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Palau team consisted of three athletes (one man and two women) competing in two sports.[1] Swimmer Jion Hosei and sprinter Sydney Francisco were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Athletics
editPalau sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
- 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
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sydney Francisco | Women's 100 m | 13.15 | 29 | Did Not Advance | |||||
Swimming
editPalau received two universality quotas (one per gender).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jion Hosei | Men's 50 m freestyle | 25.67 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
| Yuri Hosei | Women's 50 m freestyle | 30.52 | 64 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
References
edit- ^ "Palau Athletes Qualify for Paris Olympics". Island Times. Koror, Palau. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). www.stillmed.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Race, Retta (12 July 2024). "Initial Olympic Swimming Entries Published for 2024 Paris Games". www.swimswam.com. SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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