Guam at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Guam competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the territory's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Guam at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GUM |
NOC | Guam National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Benjamin Schulte[1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guam National Olympic Committee sent the territory's smallest delegation to the Games since 2004. Five athletes, three men and two women, were selected to the Guamanian team to compete only in athletics, mountain biking, and swimming.[2] Three of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with swimmers Pilar Shimizu and Benjamin Schulte, who led the squad as Guam's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, returning for their second appearance from London 2012.[1]
None of the athletes made it past the first heat or won a medal. Guam has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.