American_Samoa_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
American Samoa at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
American Samoa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| American Samoa at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ASA |
| NOC | American Samoa National Olympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 6 (5 men and 1 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Tilali Scanlan Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Nathan Crumpton |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
American Samoa received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.[2]
- 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 | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nathan Crumpton | Men's 100 m | 11.27 PB | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
American Samoan sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Adrian Hoesch Tyler Paige |
Men's 470 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | EL | 159 | 18 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
American Samoa received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Micah Masei | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.93 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
| Tilali Scanlan | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.01 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
American Samoa receiving one tripartite invitation quotas from International Weightlifting Federation.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Tanumafili Jungblut | Men's –109 kg | 150 | 14 | 180 | 13 | 330 | 13 |
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.