North Macedonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | MKD |
NOC | Olympic Committee of North Macedonia |
Website |
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Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 8 in 7 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) |
Arbresha Rexhepi Dejan Georgievski |
Flag bearer (closing) | Magomedgadji Nurov |
Medals Ranked 77th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Yugoslavia (1920–1988) Independent Olympic Participants (1992) |
North Macedonia 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 seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics and the first under the country's new name. [2] North Macedonia won their first ever silver medal, won by Dejan Georgievski in the Men's +80 kg event in Taekwondo, with the nation having previously only received a bronze medal. [3]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Dejan Georgievski | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | 27 July |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 8 |
North Macedonia received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track athlete. [4]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jovan Stojoski | Men's 400 m | 46.81 | 7 | Did not advance |
North Macedonia entered one female judoka after International Judo Federation awarded them a tripartite invitation quota.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Arbresha Rexhepi | Women's −52 kg |
Giles (
GBR) L 00–11 |
Did not advance |
North Macedonia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Puleksenija Jovanoska in the women's kata event. [5]
Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Ranking round | Final / BM | |||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Puleksenija Jovanoska | Women's kata | 23.90 | 5 | Did not advance |
North Macedonia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's air pistol shooter.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Borjan Brankovski | Men's 10 m air pistol | 573 | 21 | Did not advance |
North Macedonia received universality invitations from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [6]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Filip Derkoski | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:03.34 | 36 | — | Did not advance | ||
Mia Blazhevska Eminova | Women's 100 m freestyle | 57.19 | 40 | Did not advance |
North Macedonia entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games for the first time in history. Dejan Georgievski secured a spot in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Dejan Georgievski | Men's +80 kg |
Alba (
CUB) W 11–8 |
Gbané (
CIV) W 9–4 |
In K-d (
KOR) W 12–6 |
Bye |
Larin (
ROC) L 9–15 |
For the first time since Beijing 2008, North Macedonia qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 97 kg, as a result of a top six finish at the 2019 World Championships. [8]
Key:
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Magomedgadzhi Nurov | Men's −97 kg |
Saadaoui (
TUN) W 3–0 PO |
Salas (
CUB) L 1–3 PO |
Did not advance | 9 |