Liechtenstein at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Liechtenstein at the 2016 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | LIE | ||||||||
| NOC | Liechtenstein Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Julia Hassler (opening) Christoph Meier (closing) |
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Liechtenstein competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Liechtensteinian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Liechtenstein did not register any athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and eventually joined the United States-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two swimmers: Christoph Meier and Julia Hassler, as well as tennis player Stephanie Vogt. Two of them returned for the Games from London 2012, with long-distance freestyle swimmer Julia Hassler leading the squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Liechtenstein, however, has yet to win its first ever Summer Olympic medal.
Liechtenstein participated in seventeen Summer Olympics between its debut in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The highest number of Liechtensteiners participating at any single Summer Games was 12 in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. No Liechtensteiner has ever won a medal at the Summer Olympics. Liechtenstein has however, won 9 medals at the Winter Olympics. All of the Liechtensteinian participiants competed at the Games through invitations by FINA or the ITF. Hassler was chosen to be Liechtenstein's flag bearer during the parade of nations of the opening ceremony while Meier bore the flag during the closing ceremony.
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