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Rio Rii

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Riilio "Rio" Rii (born 22 June 1994) is a Ni-Van rower. He was the flagbearer of Vanuatu at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, earning attention for his shirtless, oiled get-up compared to Tongan fighter Pita Taufatofua. In the men's single sculls race, Rii finished 30th overall. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 3 different languages on Wikipedia. Rio Rii is the 12,853rd most popular athlete (down from 11,268th in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Vanuatu and the 3rd most popular Ni-Vanuatu Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rio Rii ranks 12,853 out of 6,025. Before him are Rachel Dincoff, Creve Armando Machava, Alexander Shah, Farah Abdelaziz, Youssef Ramadan, and Violaine Aernoudts. After him are Sulette Damons, Shae La Roche, Floris van Son, Haley Daniels, Andy Maloney, and Evin Demir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Rio Rii ranks 1,971. Before him are Gabrielle Smith, Stefan Hengst, Ahmed Ayash, Hiromasa Ochiai, Matthias Schwab, and Reginald Jagers III. After him are Lisneidy Veitía, Estefanía Álvarez, Elliot Hanson, Jordan Wood, Elizaveta Posadskikh, and Ashley Carroll.

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In Vanuatu

Among people born in Vanuatu, Rio Rii ranks 17 out of 14. Before him are Donald Kalpokas (1943), Sato Kilman (1957), Bob Loughman (1961), Charlot Salwai (1963), Yoshua Shing (1993), and Hugo Cumbo (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Vanuatu

Among athletes born in Vanuatu, Rio Rii ranks 3. Before him are Yoshua Shing (1993), and Hugo Cumbo (1996).

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