San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

competed at the

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. 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

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. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the

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. A bronze medal, the nation's first Olympic medal, was won by female trap shooter

Alessandra Perilli Alessandra Perilli (born April 1, 1988) is a Sammarinese professional target shooter. Her hometown is Borgo Maggiore. She finished 4th after a draw for 2nd place with a French and a Slovakian shooter in the Women's trap at the 2012 Summer Olymp ...

. With this San Marino became the smallest country, by population, ever to have won any Olympic medal. Just two days later, on 31 July, Perilli and

Gian Marco Berti Gian Marco Berti (born 11 November 1982) is a Sammarinese Shooting sport, sports shooter. He competed in the Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's trap, men's trap and the Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap team, mixed ...

won the country's second medal, a silver in the mixed trap shooting event. San Marino then took home its third medal on August 5, with

Myles Amine Myles Nazem Amine (born December 14, 1996) is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He represents San Marino due to his maternal great-grandfather being a citizen. In freestyle, Amine won bronze ...

winning bronze in the 86 kg freestyle wrestling event. With 5 competitors in 4 sports, San Marino won the most overall medals per population.

Medalists

On 29 July,

won bronze in the women's trap shooting; this was San Marino's first ever Olympic medal.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Judo

San Marino received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the

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to send Paolo Persoglia in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics, marking the nation's return to the sport for the first time since

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Shooting

Sammarinese shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020. On 29 July

won bronze in the women's trap shooting, this was San Marino's first ever Olympic medal; Perilli had previously finished joint second but missed out on a medal in a shoot-off during the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

San Marino received a universality invitation from

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to send a top-ranked female swimmer in the women's long-distance freestyle events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of 28 June 2021.

Wrestling

For the first time since Rome 1960, San Marino qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 86 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of his top six finish at the 2019 World Championships. ;Freestyle

References

Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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