Bermuda competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in
Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games had been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in
1936
Events
January–February
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, Bermudian athletes have appeared in every edition of the
Summer Olympic Games
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, but did not attend the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in Moscow because of the nation's support for the
US-led boycott.
The first ever gold medal for Bermuda was won by triathlete
Flora Duffy.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Rowing
Bermuda qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing third in the B-final and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Triathlon
Bermuda entered one triathlete to compete at the Olympics. Remarkably going to her historic fourth Games,
Flora Duffy was selected among the top 26 triathletes vying for qualification in the women's event based on the individual ITU World Rankings of 15 June 2021. She won the Gold Medal.
Non-competing sports
Equestrian
Bermuda entered one dressage rider into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top four, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Groups D and E (North, Central, and South America), marking the country's recurrence to the sport after an eight-year absence. The quota was later withdrawn, following an injury of
Annabelle Collins' main horse Joyero and a failure to obtain minimum eligibility requirements (MER) aboard a new horse Chuppy Checker.
See also
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Bermuda at the 2019 Pan American Games
Bermuda competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
In March 2019, the Bermuda Olympic Association announced Branwen Smith-King as the team's chef de mission. In July 2019, the Bermuda Olympic Associatio ...
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Bermuda at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Bermuda competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020. This was their seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1996.
Athletics
Bermuda have qualified quotas for athletics.
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References
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