List of athletes not attending the 2016 Summer Olympics due to Zika virus concerns

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A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro stated that they would not attend because of the ongoing Zika virus epidemic in Brazil. In the case of golf and tennis, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used Zika as a convenient excuse.

Table

Sport	Athlete	Nat	Ref
Cycling	Tejay van Garderen
Golf	Jason Day
Golf	Branden Grace
Golf	Dustin Johnson
Golf	Shane Lowry
Golf	Rory McIlroy
Golf	Marc Leishman
Golf	Charl Schwartzel
Golf	Angelo Que
Golf	Vijay Singh
Golf	Jordan Spieth
Golf	Graeme McDowell
Tennis	Milos Raonic
Tennis	Tomas Berdych
Tennis	Alexandr Dolgopolov
Tennis	Bob & Mike Bryan
Tennis	Simona Halep
Tennis	]]||||

See also

• List of athletes not attending the 2020 Summer Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns
• List of athletes not attending the 2022 Winter Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns