Bangladesh at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bangladesh competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Bangladesh at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BAN
NOC	Bangladesh Olympic Association
Website	www.nocban.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	7 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Siddikur Rahman[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Bangladesh at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

The Bangladesh Olympic Association selected a team of seven athletes, four men and three women, for the Games, competing in five different sports (archery, athletics, golf, shooting, and swimming). Six of them made their Olympic debut, with freestyle swimmer Mahfizur Rahman Sagor returning for his second Olympic appearance from London 2012. Majority of the roster received their spots by wild card entries or Tripartite invitations, without having qualified. Meanwhile, golfer Siddikur Rahman, the only qualified sportsman of the team, was selected to carry the Bangladeshi flag in the opening ceremony.^[1] Bangladesh, however, has yet to win an Olympic medal.

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bangladesh received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a female archer to the Olympic tournament.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Shamoli Ray	Women's individual	600	53	Bayardo (MEX) L 0–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bangladesh received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[3][4][5]

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		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Masbah Ahmmed	Men's 100 m	11.34	4	Did not advance
Shirin Akter	Women's 100 m	12.99	5	Did not advance

Golf

Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bangladesh entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Siddikur Rahman (world no. 308) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's singles based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.^[6] Rahman is the first Bangladeshi to qualify for any Olympic Games in his own right, rather than relying on wild cards, tripartite commission entries or universality places.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Siddikur Rahman	Men's	75	70	75	75	295	+11	58

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Bangladesh received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's 10 m air rifle shooter to the Olympics.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Abdullah Hel Baki	Men's 10 m air rifle	621.2	25	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bangladesh received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[9][10][11]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mahfizur Rahman Sagor	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.92	54	Did not advance
Sonia Aktar	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.99	69	Did not advance