Tonga (TGA)

Overview

NOCTonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee
Flagbearers28

Participants

Olympic Games 42
Youth Olympic Games 17

Description

Tonga first competed at the 1984 Olympic Games, and has attended all subsequent editions. Tonga’s only Olympic medal to date came in 1996, when boxer Paea Wolfgramm finished second in the super-heavyweight class. However, their best known athlete has likely been Pita Nikolas Taufatofua, who competed in taekwondo at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and then returned as a cross-country skiier at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and then returned to taekwondo at Tokyo 2020 for his best result, a tie for seventh place.

Not well remembered is that Taufatofua was not the first Tongan to compete at the Olympic Winter Games, as that was luger Bruno Banani in 2014 men’s luge singles, finishing in the 32nd position, a best for Winter athletes from Tonga. Banani and Taufatofua also carried the Tongan flag at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies, respectively, the country’s only appearances at the Winter Olympics.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1984 Summer Olympics Tonga 7 0 7 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Tonga 4 1 5 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Tonga 5 0 5 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Tonga 4 1 5 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Tonga 2 1 3 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Tonga 4 1 5 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Tonga 2 1 3 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Tonga 2 1 3 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Tonga 1 0 1 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Tonga 4 3 7 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Tonga 1 0 1 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Tonga 3 3 6 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Tonga 1 1 2 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Tonga 1 2 3 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Tonga 2 10 12 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Archery 2 1 3 Results
Athletics 10 4 14 Results
Boxing 13 0 13 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Judo 1 0 1 Results
Luge 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Taekwondo 1 1 2 Results
Weightlifting 4 1 5 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1 Results
Athletics 1 0 1 Results
Futsal (Football) 0 10 10 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 2 0 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing 0 1 0 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Paea Wolfgramm TGA 0 1 0 1