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Seychelles at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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| NOC = SEY

| NOCname = Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2016

| flagcaption = Flag of Seychelles

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| location = Rio de Janeiro

| competitors = 10

| sports = 6

| flagbearer = Rodney Govinden{{cite news|last1=Bonnelame|first1=Joena|last2=Uranie|first2=Sharon|title=10 athletes prepare to fly the Seychelles’ flag at the Rio Olympic Games|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/5588/+athletes+prepare+to+fly+the+Seychelles+flag+at+the+Rio+Olympic+Games|publisher=Seychelles News Agency|date=19 July 2016|location=Victoria}}

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Seychelles competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.

The Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (SOCGA) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of ten athletes, eight men and two women, were selected to the Seychellois squad across six sports (athletics, boxing, judo, sailing, swimming, and weightlifting).

Finn yachtsman Allan Julie etching his name into the history records as the oldest participant (aged 39) of the Seychellois squad and the first to compete in five Olympic Games. Apart from Julie, three other athletes were returning Olympians; all of them participated in their second Games, including high jumper Lissa Labiche, lightweight boxer Andrique Allisop, and half-heavyweight judoka Dominic Dugasse (men's 100 kg). Six Seychellois athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with Laser sailor Rodney Govinden acting as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. The Seychelles, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

{{main article|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Seychelles received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=18 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=18 April 2015}}

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;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

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ned Azemia

|align=left|Men's 400 m hurdles

|50.74 NR

|8

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Field events

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Lissa Labiche

|align=left|Women's high jump

|1.85

|=29

|colspan=2|did not advance

Boxing

{{main article|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Seychelles entered one boxer who competed in the men's lightweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. 2012 Olympian Andrique Allisop had claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.{{cite news|title=Morocco take all three women’s quota places and nine nations share the men’s titles on final day of African Olympic Qualification|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/morocco-take-all-three-womens-quota-places-and-nine-nations-share-the-mens-titles-on-final-day-of-african-olympic-qualification/|publisher=AIBA|date=20 March 2016|access-date=21 March 2016}}

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Andrique Allisop

|align=left|Men's lightweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Joyce|IRL|2016 Summer}}
L 0–3

|colspan=5|did not advance

Judo

{{main article|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Seychelles qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Dominic Dugasse earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Seychelles' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=International Judo Federation|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205937/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|title=Another Olympic qualifier for Seychelles!|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/5283/Another+Olympic+qualifier+for+Seychelles|publisher=Seychelles News Agency|date=1 June 2016|access-date=2 June 2016}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dominic Dugasse

|align=left|Men's −100 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Darwish|EGY|2016 Summer}}
L 000–100

|colspan=6|did not advance

Sailing

{{main article|Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Seychellois sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and African qualifying regattas.{{cite news|first=Betymie|last=Bonnelame|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/4267/Two+sailors+thrilled+to+be+Seychelles+first+qualifiers+for+Rio+Olympics+|title=Two sailors thrilled to be Seychelles first qualifiers for Rio Olympics 2016|publisher=Seychelles News Agency|date=14 December 2015|access-date=14 December 2015}}{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Butler|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1032517/seychelles-unveils-first-two-qualifiers-for-rio-2016|title=Seychelles unveils first two qualifiers for Rio 2016|publisher=Inside the Games|date=12 December 2015|access-date=14 December 2015}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=13|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

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!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Jean-Marc Gardette

|align=left|Men's RS:X

|36

|35

|33

|31

|23

|31

|29

|DNF

|35

|DNF

|32

|33

|EL

|355

|33

align=center

|align=left|Rodney Govinden

|align=left|Men's Laser

|45

|41

|47

|37

|43

|37

|41

|41

|43

|38

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|EL

|365

|45

align=center

|align=left|Allan Julie

|align=left|Men's Finn

|23

|17

|23

|21

|17

|18

|23

|23

|22

|23

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|EL

|197

|23

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

{{main article|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}

Seychelles received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=FINA|access-date=14 March 2015}}{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=PDF|work=Rio 2016|publisher=FINA|access-date=23 January 2015}}

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Adam Viktora

|align=left|Men's 50 m freestyle

|24.32

|56

|colspan="4"|did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Alexus Laird

|align=left|Women's 100 m backstroke

|1:03.33

|27

|colspan="4"|did not advance

Weightlifting

{{main article|Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Seychelles received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Rick Confiance in the men's featherweight category (62 kg) to the Olympics, which signified the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rick Yves Confiance

|align=left|Men's −62 kg

|105

|14

|127

|13

|232

|13

References

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