Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Papua New Guinea at the Olympic Games
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Papua New Guinea is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Papua New Guinea did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

Taekwondo

Papua New Guinea entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition. Maxemillion Kassman and his aunt Samantha secured spots each in the men's lightweight (68 kg) and women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) respectively by virtue of their top finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Maxemillion Kassman	Men's −68 kg
Samantha Kassman	Women's +67 kg

References

1. "8 Taekwondo Athletes, Including 2 ‘Family Affairs,’ Win Places for Rio Olympics at Oceania Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.