CREATE TABLE table_204_986 (id DECIMAL, "#" DECIMAL, "event year" DECIMAL, "season" TEXT, "flag bearer" TEXT)

what is the total number of years ele opeloge was the samoa flag bearer at the olympics ?
SELECT COUNT("event year") FROM table_204_986 WHERE "flag bearer" = 'ele opeloge'
SELECT COUNT("event year") FROM "table_204_986" WHERE "flag bearer" = 'ele opeloge'