Western Samoa competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, United States.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Discus Throw * Chris Mene :* Qualification — 51.28m (→ did not advance) Women's Javelin Throw * Iloai Suaniu :* Qualification — 38.08m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Middleweight (75 kg) *

Bob Gasio Lupematasila Bob Gasio (born February 8, 1966), known as Bob Gasio, is a boxer from Samoa. He competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal for boxing in the Men's Light-Middleweight class. He competed in the 1996 Summer Ol ...

*# First Round — Lost to Ricardo Rodríguez (boxer), Ricardo Rodríguez (Brazil), 4-11 Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) *Samuela Leu *# First Round — Lost to Lee Seung-bae (South Korea), 0-14

Weightlifting

Men's Middleweight (76 kg) *Ofisa Ofisa 18th (out of 24 competitors) Snatch 127.5 kg, Clean & Jerk 160 kg, Total 287.5 kg

References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics Samoa at the Summer Olympics by year, 1996 1996 in Samoan sport {{1996-Olympic-stub