# Seychelles at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Seychelles 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. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul because of its partial support to the North Korean boycott.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |

## Athletics

Seychelles received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send one male athlete to the Olympics.

### 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 | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ned Azemia | Men's 400 m hurdles | 51.67 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Seychelles received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the International Judo Federation to send Nantenaina Finesse in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nantenaina Finesse | Men's –90 kg | Bye | Nyman (SWE) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Seychellois sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Rodney Govinden | Men's Laser | 34 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 33 | EL | 278 | 33 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Swimming

Seychelles received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Simon Bachmann | Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:03.54 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Felicity Passon | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:04.66 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Felicity Passon | Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:16.18 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |