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Summer Olympic Games 2016 Wild Cards


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In this thread we will follow the allocation of Rio 2016 wild cards.

 

Nation List

  • :AFG Afghanistan - Judo (Men's -100kg)
  • :ALB Albania - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :ASA American Samoa - Weightlifting (Men's -94kg)
  • :AND Andorra - Judo (Women's -63kg), Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :ANG Angola - Sailing (Men's Laser), Shooting (Men's Trap), Swimming (Men's 400m Individual Medley, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :ANT Antigua and Barbuda - Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :ARM Armenia - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :ARU Aruba - Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :AZE Azerbaijan - Swimming (Men's 200m Backstroke, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :BAH Bahamas - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :BRN Bahrain - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BAN Bangladesh - Archery (Women's Individual), Shooting (Men's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BAR Barbados - Shooting (Men's Skeet), Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 400m Freestyle), Tennis (Men's Singles)
  • :BIZ Belize - Judo (Men's -90kg)
  • :BEN Benin - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BER Bermuda - Sailing (Men's Laser), Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BHU Bhutan - Archery (Women's Individual), Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle)
  • :BOL Bolivia - Cycling - Road (Men's Road Race), Shooting (Men's 10m Air Rifle, Men's 50m Pistol), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina - Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 1500m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly), Tennis (Men's Singles)
  • :BOT Botswana - Judo (Men's -60kg), Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :IVB British Virgin Islands - Swimming (Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BRU Brunei - Badminton (Men's Singles)
  • :BUL Bulgaria - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle)
  • :BUR Burkina Faso - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :BDI Burundi - Judo (Women's -52kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :CAM Cambodia - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Wrestling (Women's Freestyle -48kg)
  • :CPV Cape Verde - Rhythmic Gymnastics (Women's Individual All-Around)
  • :CAY Cayman Islands - Sailing (Women's Laser Radial), Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :CAF Central African Republic - Boxing (Women's Flyweight), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Taekwondo (Men's -68kg)
  • :CHI Chile - Swimming (Men's 1500m Freestyle)
  • :TPE Chinese Taipei - Swimming (Men's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :COL Colombia - Swimming (Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :COM Comoros - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :CGO Congo - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :COK Cook Islands - Swimming (Men's 1500m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle), Weightlifting (Women's +75kg)
  • :CRC Costa Rica - Swimming (Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :CIV Cote d'Ivoire - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 800m Freestyle)
  • :CRO Croatia - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :CUB Cuba - Swimming (Men's 400m Individual Medley, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :CYP Cyprus - Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :DJI Djibouti - Judo (Men's -66kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :DOM Dominican Republic - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :ESA El Salvador - Swimming (Women's 400m Freestyle)
  • :EST Estonia - Swimming (Men's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :ETH Ethiopia - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :FIJ Fiji - Boxing (Men's Welterweight), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :GAB Gabon - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :GAM Gambia - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :GEO Georgia - Swimming (Men's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :GHA Ghana - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :GRN Grenada - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :GUM Guam - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :GUI Guinea - Judo (Women's -63kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :GUY Guyana - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :HAI Haiti - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Taekwondo (Women's -67kg), Weightlifting (Men's -62kg), Wrestling (Men's Freestyle -74kg)
  • :HON Honduras - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 200m Freestyle), Taekwondo (Men's -80kg), Weightlifting (Men's -94kg), Wrestling (Women's Freestyle -48kg)
  • :HKG Hong Kong - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :IND India - Swimming (Men's 200m Butterfly, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :INA Indonesia - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 200m Backstroke)
  • :IRI Iran - Swimming (Men's 200m Breaststroke)
  • :IRQ Iraq - Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle)
  • :JAM Jamaica - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke)
  • :JOR Jordan - Boxing (Men's Light Welterweight), Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Triathlon (Men's Race)
  • :KAZ Kazakhstan - Swimming (Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :KEN Kenya - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :KOS Kosovo - Cycling - Road (Men's Road Race), Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :KUW Kuwait - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :KGZ Kyrgyzstan - Swimming (Men's 200m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :LAO Laos - Cycling - Road (Men's Road Race), Judo (Men's -60kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :LAT Latvia - Swimming (Women's 200m Breaststroke)
  • :LIB Lebanon - Canoeing - Slalom (Men's C1), Shooting (Women's Trap), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 400m Freestyle)
  • :LES Lesotho - Cycling - Mountain Bike (Men's Cross Country)
  • :LBA Libya - Archery (Men's Individual), Rowing (Men's Single Sculls), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :LIE Liechtenstein - Swimming (Men's 400m Individual Medley, Women's 800m Freestyle), Tennis (Women's Singles)
  • :MKD Macedonia - Judo (Women's -63kg), Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 200m Individual Medley, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :MAD Madagascar - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 100m Freestyle), Weightlifting (Women's -63kg)
  • :MAW Malawi - Archery (Men's Individual), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :MAS Malaysia - Swimming (Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :MDV Maldives - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :MLI Mali - Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :MLT Malta - Shooting (Men's Double Trap, Women's 10m Air Pistol), Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Weightlifting (Men's -85kg)
  • :MHL Marshall Islands - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Weightlifting (Women's -58kg)
  • :MRI Mauritius - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :FSM Micronesia - Boxing (Women's Lightweight), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :MDA Moldova - Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :MON Monaco - Artistic Gymnastics (Men's Events), Judo (Men's -60kg)
  • :MGL Mongolia - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :MNE Montenegro - Judo (Men's -81kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :MAR Morocco - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :MOZ Mozambique - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :MYA Myanmar - Archery (Women's Individual), Judo (Men's -100kg), Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :NEP Nepal - Archery (Men's Individual), Judo (Women's -63kg), Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke), Taekwondo (Women's +67kg)
  • :NCA Nicaragua - Shooting (Men's 10m Air Pistol), Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly), Weightlifting (Women's -53kg)
  • :NIG Niger - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :NGR Nigeria - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :OMA Oman - Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions, Women's 10m Air Pistol)
  • :PAK Pakistan - Shooting (Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol, Women's 10m Air Rifle), Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :PLW Palau - Canoeing - Sprint (Women's K1 500m), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle), Wrestling (Men's Freestyle -125kg)
  • :PLE Palestine - Judo (Men's -60kg), Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :PAN Panama - Artistic Gymnastics (Women's Events), Boxing (Women's Middleweight), Shooting (Men's 10m Air Pistol), Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 200m Butterfly)
  • :PNG Papua New Guinea - Boxing (Men's Lightweight), Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly), Weightlifting (Men's -62kg)
  • :PAR Paraguay - Shooting (Men's Double Trap), Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle), Table Tennis (Men's Singles), Tennis (Women's Singles)
  • :PER Peru - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 200m Freestyle)
  • :PHI Philippines - Swimming (Men's 400m Freestyle, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :QAT Qatar - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :ROU Romania - Swimming (Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :RWA Rwanda - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :LCA Saint Lucia - Sailing (Women's Laser Radial), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)
  • :VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :SAM Samoa - Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :SMR San Marino - Judo (Men's -100kg)
  • :SEN Senegal - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :SEY Seychelles - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke), Weightlifting (Men's -62kg)
  • :SLE Sierra Leone - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :SIN Singapore - Swimming (Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :SRI Sri Lanka - Badminton (Men's Singles), Judo (Men's -73kg), Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle Prone), Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :SUD Sudan - Judo (Men's -90kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :SUR Suriname - Badminton (Men's Singles), Judo (Men's -66kg), Swimming (Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :SYR Syria - Judo (Men's -73kg), Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 50m Freestyle), Table Tennis (Women's Singles)
  • :TJK Tajikistan - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :TAN Tanzania - Judo (Men's -73kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :THA Thailand - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :TLS Timor-Leste - Cycling - Mountain Bike (Women's Cross Country)
  • :TOG Togo - Rowing (Women's Single Sculls), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :TGA Tonga - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :TKM Turkmenistan - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :UGA Uganda - Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :UAE United Arab Emirates - Swimming (Men's 100m Backstroke, Women's 50m Freestyle)
  • :URU Uruguay - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :UZB Uzbekistan - Swimming (Men's 100m Breaststroke)
  • :VAN Vanuatu - Boxing (Men's Bantamweight), Rowing (Men's Single Sculls)
  • :VIE Vietnam - Swimming (Men's 200m Freestyle)
  • :ISV Virgin Islands - Swimming (Men's 200m Backstroke, Women's 100m Backstroke)
  • :YEM Yemen - Judo (Men's -73kg), Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle, Women's 100m Butterfly)
  • :ZAM Zambia - Boxing (Men's Middleweight), Swimming (Men's 100m Butterfly, Women's 100m Freestyle)
  • :ZIM Zimbabwe - Swimming (Men's 100m Freestyle)

 

 

Total NOCs    136   
Total Wild Cards  322 

 

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Here's an interesting fact about wild card athletes in taekwondo. All four of them combined haven't achieved a single win in the respective continental qualification tournaments.

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Taekwondo wildcard for Honduras seems confusing to me. There are way more countries that have smaller teams and has athletes who won even a single match in qualification period.

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28 minutes ago, Bearas said:

Taekwondo wildcard for Honduras seems confusing to me. There are way more countries that have smaller teams and has athletes who won even a single match in qualification period.

They don't take team sports into account when deciding if a country is eligible for tripartite spots. If they did Honduras wouldn't be eligible for them since they qualified in Football the last three Olympics.

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On ‎05‎/‎05‎/‎2016 at 15:54, intoronto said:

IMO wildcards in sports outside athletics and swimming should be given to the best eligible countries.

 

IMO Taekwondo shouldn't give wild cards at all given it only has 16 people per category. Diving doesn't give any and they have more quota. 

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3 hours ago, LDOG said:

 

IMO Taekwondo shouldn't give wild cards at all given it only has 16 people per category. Diving doesn't give any and they have more quota. 

 

3 hours ago, LDOG said:

 

IMO Taekwondo shouldn't give wild cards at all given it only has 16 people per category. Diving doesn't give any and they have more quota. 

 

Diving is very specialized. You don't see athletes from.smaller countries competing. Taekwondo on the other hand is a sport a lot of these countries can be competetive in (Afgahnistan, Gabon, Mali etc)

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