Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics


Papua New Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee sent a team of eight athletes, six men and two women, to compete in six sports at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. Attending his fourth and final Olympics as the oldest and most experienced competitor, butterfly swimmer and former top 8 finalist Ryan Pini reprised his role of leading the delegation for the second time as Papua New Guinea's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, the first having done so eight years earlier in Beijing. Apart from Pini, the Papua New Guinean roster also featured 18-year-old taekwondo fighter Maxemillion Kassman, along with his aunt Samantha, and two returning Olympians from London 2012: sprinter Toea Wisil and judoka Raymond Ovinou.
Papua New Guinea, however, has yet to win its first-ever Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

Papua New Guinean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events :
;Track & road events

Boxing

Papua New Guinea has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the lightweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.

Judo

Papua New Guinea has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Raymond Ovinou earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region, as Papua New Guinea's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

Swimming

Papua New Guinea has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the Olympics.

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 and women's heavyweight category respectively by virtue of their top finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby.

Weightlifting

Papua New Guinea has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Morea Baru in the men's featherweight category to the Olympics.