[2] Among them were freestyle swimmer Giordan Harris, the lone returning Olympian from London 2012, and weightlifter Mathlynn Sasser (women's 58 kg), who led the contingent as the Marshall Islands flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Japan occupied the Islands during World War I and formally annexed them as part of its interwar South Seas Mandate.

[6] The addition of the Marshall Islands brought the total number of IOC-recognized National Olympic Committees to 203 at the time of admission.

[10][11] The Marshall Islands received universality invitations from FINA to send one male and one female swimmer to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

[15][16][17] The Marshall Islands received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission for Mathlynn Sasser to compete in the women's lightweight category (58 kg), signifying the nation's Olympic weightlifting debut.