# Malta at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Malta 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.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |

## Athletics

Malta received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carla Scicluna | Women's 100 m | 12.11 | 4 q | 12.16 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

For the first time in history, Malta entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Matthew Abela accepted the invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the Badminton World Federation to compete in the men's singles.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Matthew Abela | Men's singles | Shi Yq (CHN) L (9–21, 8–21) | Opti (SUR) W (WO) | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Malta received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a women's pistol shooter to the Olympics, based on her minimum qualifying score (MQS) attained on or before June 6, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Eleanor Bezzina | Women's 10 m air pistol | 570 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eleanor Bezzina | Women's 25 m pistol | 565 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Malta 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 |
| Andrew Chetcuti | Men's 100 m freestyle | 51.47 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sasha Gatt | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:19.75 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sasha Gatt | Women's 1500 m freestyle | 16:57.47 | 33 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Malta receiving one tripartite invitation quotas from International Weightlifting Federation.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Yasmin Zammit Stevens | Women's –64 kg | 84 | 14 | 105 | 13 | 189 | 13 |