American Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics
American Samoa competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| American Samoa at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ASA |
| NOC | American Samoa National Olympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Tanumafili Jungblut |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Four American Samoan athletes, three men and one woman, were selected for the Games, competing only in athletics, judo, and weightlifting; all of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro through wild card entries and universality places, without having qualified. Among the nation's athletes were American-born sprinters Isaac Silafau and Jordan Mageo (the lone female of the team), lightweight judoka Benjamin Waterhouse (men's 73 kg), and weightlifter Tanumafili Jungblut, who led the delegation as American Samoa's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. American Samoa, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.