[1] Finn yachtsman Allan Julie etching his name into the history records as the oldest participant (aged 39) of the Seychellois squad and the first to compete in five Olympic Games.

Apart from Julie, three other athletes were returning Olympians; all of them participated in their second Games, including high jumper Lissa Labiche, lightweight boxer Andrique Allisop, and half-heavyweight judoka Dominic Dugasse (men's 100 kg).

Six Seychellois athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with Laser sailor Rodney Govinden acting as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

2012 Olympian Andrique Allisop had claimed his Olympic spot with a box-off victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

London 2012 Olympian Dominic Dugasse earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Seychelles' top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.