Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The nation's participation marked its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it had previously appeared in three editions (1956, 1964, and 1972) under the name ''Kampuchea''.
National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia ( km, គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិអូឡាំពិកកម្ពុជា, ) is a National Olympic Committee representing Cambodia.
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sent a total of six athletes, two men and four women, to the Games, competing only in athletics, swimming, taekwondo, and freestyle wrestling, the country's sporting debut in Rio de Janeiro. Five of them, including freestyle swimmer and three-time Olympian
Hemthon Vitiny, received their spots to compete at the Games by wild card entries. Taekwondo fighter
Sorn Seavmey
Sorn Seavmey ( km, ស៊ន សៀវម៉ី; born 14 September 1995) is a Cambodian taekwondo practitioner and gold medalist in the women’s under-73 kg event at 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. She was also a 2013 SEA Games ...
, the only qualified sportswoman on merit, led the team as Cambodia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Cambodia, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Athletics
Cambodian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
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Key
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Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Swimming
Cambodia received a Universality invitation from
FINA
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to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
Taekwondo
Cambodia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics.
Sorn Seavmey
Sorn Seavmey ( km, ស៊ន សៀវម៉ី; born 14 September 1995) is a Cambodian taekwondo practitioner and gold medalist in the women’s under-73 kg event at 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. She was also a 2013 SEA Games ...
secured a spot in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by virtue of her victory at the
2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in
Manila
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, Philippines.
Moreover, Seavmey became the first athlete ever from her country to qualify for the Olympics on merit (all other athletes that have competed for Cambodia, have done so through invitational quotas).
Wrestling
Cambodia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a wrestler competing in the women's freestyle 48 kg category, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since
1996.
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Key
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VT - Victory by Fall.
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PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
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PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
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ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
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References
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Olympics
2016
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Nations at the 2016 Summer Olympics