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]

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Dejan Georgievski Taekwondo Men's +80 kg 27 July

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
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

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

North Macedonia received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track athlete.[4]

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 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jovan Stojoski Men's 400 m 46.81 7 Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
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

Karate

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

North Macedonia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Puleksenija Jovanoska in the women's kata event.[5]

Kata
Athlete Event Elimination round Ranking round Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Puleksenija Jovanoska Women's kata 23.90 5 Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

North Macedonia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's air pistol shooter.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Borjan Brankovski Men's 10 m air pistol 573 21 Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
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

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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
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 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
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

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – North Macedonia (MKD)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Medal Table". olympics.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Last Olympians for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 confirmed". World Karate Federation. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "European Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 concludes". World Taekwondo. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ Marantz, Ken (15 September 2019). "Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2019.