Rio Rii

{{short description|Vanuatuan rower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Rio Rii

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| full_name = Riilio Rii

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Port Vila, Vanuatu

| height = 1.76 m

| weight = 79 kg

| country = {{VAN}}

| sport = Rowing

| event = Men's Single Sculls

| medaltemplates =

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Riilio "Rio" Rii{{Cite web |title=Rowing - RII Riilio |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1303492-rii-riilio.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-09-04 |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728175543/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1303492-rii-riilio.htm |archive-date=28 July 2021}}{{Cite web |title='Shirtless Tongan' makes Olympic history | NBC Olympics |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/shirtless-tongan-makes-olympic-history |access-date=2021-09-04 |website=nbcolympics.com |language=en |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728134432/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/shirtless-tongan-makes-olympic-history |url-status=live}} (born 22 June 1994) is a Ni-Van rower.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407262/sport-vanuatu-rower-rio-rii-begins-training-stint-in-queensland |title=Sport: Vanuatu rower Rio Rii begins training stint in Queensland |date=14 January 2020 |website=RNZ |access-date=19 July 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804100839/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407262/sport-vanuatu-rower-rio-rii-begins-training-stint-in-queensland |url-status=live}} He was the flagbearer of Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,{{Cite web |url=https://www.loopvanuatu.com/node/102098 |title=Rower Rillio Rio Rii to carry Vanuatu’s flag at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony |date=9 July 2021 |website=Loop Vanuatu}} earning attention for his shirtless, oiled get-up compared to Tongan fighter Pita Taufatofua.{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vanuatu-riilio-rii-tokyo-olympics-flag |title=Vanuatu’s Riilio Rii steals hearts at Tokyo Olympics as he carries country's flag |website=Fox News |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=9 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809050000/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vanuatu-riilio-rii-tokyo-olympics-flag |url-status=live}} In the men's single sculls race, Rii finished 30th overall.{{Cite web |url=https://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/rower-rillio-rii-on-his-path-to-tokyo-2020/article_9e4e3e46-3b0d-11ea-8c71-7fe52c2b476d.html |title=Rower Rillio Rii on his path to Tokyo 2020 |first=Anasilini |last=Natoga |website=Vanuatu Daily Post |access-date=19 July 2021 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629031105/https://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/rower-rillio-rii-on-his-path-to-tokyo-2020/article_9e4e3e46-3b0d-11ea-8c71-7fe52c2b476d.html |url-status=live}}