Summary
Senegal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.
| Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SEN |
| NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 22 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Isabelle Sambou[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais, CNOSS) confirmed a team of 22 athletes, 6 men and 16 women, to compete in seven different sports at the Games.[2] The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was roughly nine athletes smaller than those sent to the London Games and also featured more female athletes than males for the third time in its Summer Olympic history. Women's basketball was the only collective sport in which Senegal had representatives at the Games, returning to the Olympic scene for the first time since 2000.
The Senegalese roster featured four returning Olympians from London 2012; among them were French-born épée fencer Alexandre Bouzaid, hammer thrower Amy Sene, judoka Hortense Diédhiou, who became the nation's first female athlete to compete in four Olympic Games. Meanwhile, freestyle wrestler Isabelle Sambou, who narrowly missed out the nation's first medal in twenty-four years, led the delegation as the most successful athlete of the previous Games and as Senegal's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Senegal, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Amadou Dia Bâ obtained the silver in the men's 400 m hurdles.
Athletics edit
Senegalese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Amadou N'Diaye | Men's 400 m hurdles | 49.91 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Amy Sene | Women's hammer throw | 64.83 | 25 | Did not advance | |
Basketball edit
Women's tournament edit
Senegal women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and clinching the outright Olympic berth at the AfroBasket Women 2015 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2000.[5]
- Team roster
The following is the Senegal roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
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5 | 5 | 0 | 520 | 316 | +204 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Spain
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5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 333 | +54 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 340 | 347 | −7 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Serbia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 406 | −21 | 7 | |
| 5 |  China
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5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 428 | −57 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Senegal
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5 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 482 | −173 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
7 August 2016
12:00 |
Boxscore
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| United States |
121–56 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7 Asts: Bird 8 |
Pts: Dieng 10 Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5 Asts: Dieng 4 | |
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV) |
8 August 2016
19:45 |
Boxscore
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| Senegal |
64–101 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28 | ||
| Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4 |
Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6 | |
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR) |
10 August 2016
17:45 |
Boxscore
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| Senegal |
58–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Traore 24 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Diémé 6 |
Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: Tatham 10 Asts: Langolis 6 | |
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA) |
12 August 2016
17:45 |
Boxscore
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| Spain |
97–43 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11 | ||
| Pts: Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 7 Asts: four players 5 |
Pts: Sy 16 Rebs: Diarra 6 Asts: three players 2 | |
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR) |
14 August 2016
15:30 |
Boxscore
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| Senegal |
88–95 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: As. Traoré 30 Rebs: As. Traoré 8 Asts: Diouf 8 |
Pts: Petrović 20 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 8 | |
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,113 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR) |
Canoeing edit
Slalom edit
Senegal has qualified one canoeist in the men's C-1 class by obtaining a top finish and an outright Olympic berth at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya.[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jean-Pierre Bourhis | Men's C-1 | 110.94 | 16 | 109.27 | 15 | 109.27 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
Fencing edit
Senegal has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. French-born and 2012 Olympian Alexandre Bouzaid had claimed a spot in the men's épée, as the highest ranking fencer from Africa outside the world's top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Alexandre Bouzaid | Men's épée | Bye |  Boczkó (HUN)L 9–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Judo edit
Senegal has qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Three-time Olympian Hortense Diédhiou earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Senegalese judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[10][11]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Hortense Diédhiou | Women's −57 kg |  Verhagen (NED)L 000–100 |
Did not advance | |||||
Swimming edit
Senegal has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[12][13][14]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abdoul Niane | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.66 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| Awa Ly N'diaye | Women's 50 m freestyle | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
Taekwondo edit
Senegal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Balla Dièye secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Balla Dièye | Men's −68 kg |  Robak (POL)L 12–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
Wrestling edit
Senegal has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[16]
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Adama Diatta | −57 kg |  Erdenebat (MGL)W 3–1 PP |
 Bonne (CUB)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 10 | ||||
- Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Isabelle Sambou | −53 kg | Bye |  Nguyễn (VIE)W 5–0 VT |
 Yoshida (JPN)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Bye |  Synyshyn (AZE)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Isabelle Sambou désignée porte drapeau du Sénégal (CNOSS)" [Isabelle Sambou named flag bearer for Senegal (CNOSS)] (in French). Agence de Presse Sénégalaise. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Le Sénégal envoie vingt-deux athlètes aux JO de Rio" [Senegal sends 22 athletes to the Rio Olympics] (in French). Xibaaru.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Senegal clinch 11th AfroBasket Women title and qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics". FIBA. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "African champions Senegal confirm final roster for Rio". FIBA. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Diandy, Hyacinthe (8 November 2015). "Médaillé d'or aux championnats d'Afrique du Kenya : Jean-Pierre Bourhis, premier Africain en Canoë qualifié pour les Jo 2016" [Jean-Pierre Bourhis wins gold medal at the African Canoe Slalom Champs; goes to 2016 Olympics] (in French). Senegal: Le Quotidien. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Three more nations enter the Rio race". International Canoe Federation. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Judo : Hortense Diédhiou qualifiée aux Jo de Rio 2016" [Judo: Hortense Diédhiou] (in French). Leral.net. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Ten countries secure Rio 2016 places at taekwondo African Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
External links edit
- Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)