Tonga has competed in eight editions of the Olympic Summer Games and two of the Olympic Winter Games. It became the smallest independent nation to win an Olympic medal in the Summer games when Super Heavyweight Boxer Paea Wolfgramm earned silver in the 1996 Super heavyweight 91 kg championships in Atlanta.
Tonga sought to enter a delegation for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which would have been the country's first participation in the Winter Games. The Tonga Amateur Sports Association (TASA) announced that it intended to send one athlete to compete in the luge event. In December 2008, two male athletes (Fuahea Semi and Taniela Tufunga) were selected to travel to Germany for training, although only one of them would compete at the Olympics.[1][2][3] Semi was eventually selected as Tonga's candidate to compete in the Games, and was presented by his German sponsors under a new name, "Bruno Banani".[4][5][6][7] He failed to qualify, however, crashing in the final round of qualifications and ending the Kingdom's hopes of competing at the 2010 Games.[8] Banani qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, becoming the first Tongan athlete to compete at the Winter Games.[9]
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tonga, olympics, tonga, competed, eight, editions, olympic, summer, games, olympic, winter, games, became, smallest, independent, nation, olympic, medal, summer, games, when, super, heavyweight, boxer, paea, wolfgramm, earned, silver, 1996, super, heavyweight,. Tonga has competed in eight editions of the Olympic Summer Games and two of the Olympic Winter Games It became the smallest independent nation to win an Olympic medal in the Summer games when Super Heavyweight Boxer Paea Wolfgramm earned silver in the 1996 Super heavyweight 91 kg championships in Atlanta Tonga at theOlympicsIOC codeTGANOCTonga Sports Association and National Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr tongaMedalsRanked 134thGold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1Summer appearances19841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Winter appearances201420182022Tonga sought to enter a delegation for the 2010 Winter Olympics which would have been the country s first participation in the Winter Games The Tonga Amateur Sports Association TASA announced that it intended to send one athlete to compete in the luge event In December 2008 two male athletes Fuahea Semi and Taniela Tufunga were selected to travel to Germany for training although only one of them would compete at the Olympics 1 2 3 Semi was eventually selected as Tonga s candidate to compete in the Games and was presented by his German sponsors under a new name Bruno Banani 4 5 6 7 He failed to qualify however crashing in the final round of qualifications and ending the Kingdom s hopes of competing at the 2010 Games 8 Banani qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi Russia becoming the first Tongan athlete to compete at the Winter Games 9 Contents 1 Medal tables 1 1 Medals by Summer Games 1 2 Medals by Winter Games 1 3 Medals by sport 2 List of medalists 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMedal tables editSee also All time Olympic Games medal count Medals by Summer Games edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank1984 Los Angeles 7 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 5 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 5 0 0 0 0 1996 Atlanta 5 0 1 0 1 612000 Sydney 3 0 0 0 0 2004 Athens 5 0 0 0 0 2008 Beijing 3 0 0 0 0 2012 London 3 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 6 0 0 0 0 2024 Paris future event2028 Los Angeles2032 BrisbaneTotal 0 1 0 1 132 Medals by Winter Games edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 2022 Beijing did not participate2026 Milan Cortina future eventTotal 0 0 0 0 Medals by sport edit SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal nbsp Boxing0101Totals 1 entries 0101List of medalists editMedal Name Games Sport Event nbsp Silver Paea Wolfgramm 1996 Atlanta nbsp Boxing Men s Super Heavyweight gt 91 kg See also editList of flag bearers for Tonga at the Olympics Tonga at the Paralympics Tropical nations at the Winter OlympicsReferences edit Wanted strong athletic Tongan looking for an icy challenge Matangi Tonga November 17 2008 Even cooler runnings as Tonga take up luge Sydney Morning Herald November 21 2008 Two Tongans ready for an icy challenge Matangi Tonga 15 December 2008 Retrieved 13 December 2020 Tonga s first luger Bruno Banani earned 41st place at Nations Cup in Calgary official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee November 27 2009 Feel the rhythm feel the rhyme get on up its Luging time Spasifik Magazine December 11 2009 Tongan luger Bruno Banani exposed as a German marketing hoax The Guardian 31 January 2012 Wie Fuahea Semi zum Rodler Bruno Banani wurde Der Spiegel 29 January 2012 Tongan athlete narrowly misses out on Winter Olympics Australian Broadcasting Corporation February 1 2010 Men s Luge results 2014 Olympic Games February 8 2014External links edit Tonga International Olympic Committee 27 July 2021 Tonga Olympedia com Olympic Analytics TGA olympanalyt com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tonga at the Olympics amp oldid 1071948675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
