Vanuatu at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Vanuatu competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation made its debut in 1988, Ni-Vanuatu athletes have participated in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games.

Vanuatu at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VAN
NOC	Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.oceaniasport.com/vanuatu
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	6 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Hugo Cumbo & Priscila Tommy
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	0	1	1
Weightlifting	0	1	1
Total	2	4	6

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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 events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Chloe David	Women's 100 m	12.44 PB	6	Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Hugo Cumbo (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hugo Cumbo	Men's –81 kg	Bye	de Wit (NED) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking the nation's debut in this sport.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Johnathan Silas	Men's 100 m freestyle	59.38	77	Did not advance
Loane Russet	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.86	54	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu table tennis players qualified one participant in the women's singles for the Games, by way of winning the gold medal at the 2024 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Priscila Tommy	Women's singles	Bye	Wang (USA) L 0–4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Vanuatu entered one female weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ajah Pritchard Lolo (women's under 81 kg) secured one quota to participate in her weight division based on the allocation of universality spots, marking the nation's debut in these sports.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ajah Pritchard-Lolo	Women's −81 kg	89	12	108	11	197	11