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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Bosnia and Herzegovina at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBIH
NOCOlympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Websitewww.okbih.ba (in Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors7 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Larisa Cerić
Amel Tuka
Flag bearer (closing)Amel Tuka
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)

Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

These were the most successful Olympic Games for Bosnia and Herzegovina thus far, who for the first time ever had more than one athlete place among the ten best in their categories, with Nedžad Husić finishing fifth, Amel Tuka finishing sixth, and Larisa Cerić finishing ninth.[2] Also close to finishing in the top ten was Mesud Pezer, who placed eleventh. Despite these improvements, however, Bosnia and Herzegovina still failed to secure a single medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of Bosnia and Herzegovina's competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Judo 0 1 1
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 4 3 7

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bosnian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Amel Tuka Men's 800 m 1:45.48 2 Q 1:44.53 2 Q 1:45.98 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mesud Pezer Men's shot put 21.33 3 Q 20.08 11

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bosnia and Herzegovina entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Larisa Cerić Women's +78 kg  Marenco (NCA)
W 10–00 		 Kindzerska (AZE)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bosnia and Herzegovina received an invitation from the ISSF to send a female air rifle shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 5, 2021.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Tatjana Đekanović Women's 10 m air rifle 613.2 47 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bosnian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emir Muratović Men's 50 m freestyle 22.91 42 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 50.43 45 Did not advance
Lana Pudar Women's 100 m butterfly 58.32 19 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bosnia and Herzegovina entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time since 2004. Nedžad Husić secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Nedžad Husić Men's −68 kg  Suzuki (JPN)
W 22–2 		 Wael (EGY)
W 8–7 		 Rashitov (UZB)
L 5–28 PTG 		Bye  Reçber (TUR)
L 13–22 		5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Rezultati Bosne i Hercegovine na OI Tokyo 2020". Olympics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  6. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ "European Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 concludes". World Taekwondo. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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