| Suriname at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SUR |
| NOC | Suriname Olympic Committee |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Suriname competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Suriname qualified one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 OlympianSören Opti accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and theBadminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles. After he tested positive for COVID-19, Opti officially pulled out from the Games.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sören Opti | Men's singles |  Shi Yq (CHN)LWO |  Abela (MLT)LWO | 3 | Withdrew due to positiveCOVID-19 test | ||||
Following the completion of the2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Suriname entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin at the Games, based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings. Additionally, this marked the country's return to the sport for the first time sinceBarcelona 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Jair Tjon En Fa | Men's sprint | 9.472 76.014 | 6Q |  Levy (GER)L |  Hart (AUS) Xu C (CHN)W 10.016 71.885 |  Lavreysen (NED)L |  Vigier (FRA)L | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Jair Tjon En Fa | Men's keirin | 6R | 2QF | 3SF | 3FA | 4 |
Suriname received a universality invitation fromFINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his 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 | ||
| Renzo Tjon-A-Joe | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.56 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
