Central African Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Central African Republic at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg
Flag of the Central African Republic
IOC code CAF
NOC Central African National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Athens
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Ernest Ndjissipou
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Central African Republic was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Central African National Olympic and Sports Committee.

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In total, four athletes including two men and two women represented the Central African Republic in three different sports including athletics, judo and taekwondo.

Competitors

In total, four athletes represented the Central African Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across three different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Judo 011
Taekwondo 101
Total224

Athletics

In total, two Central African athletes participated in the athletics events – Maria-Joëlle Conjungo in the women's 100 m hurdles and Ernest Ndjissipou in the men's marathon. [1]

The men's marathon took place on 29 August 2004. Ndjissipou completed the course in a time of two hours 21 minutes 33 seconds to finish in 44th place overall. [2]

AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Ernest Ndjissipou Marathon 2:21:2344

The heats for the women's 100 m hurdles took place on 22 August 2004. Conjungo finished eighth in her heat in a time of 14.24 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maria-Joëlle Conjungo 100 m hurdles 14.248did not advance

Judo

In total, one Central African athlete participated in the judo events – Bertille Ali in the women's −48 kg category. [1]

The women's –48 kg category took place on 14 August 2004. In the first round, Ali lost by ippon to Soraya Haddad of Algeria. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Bertille Ali Women's −48 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Haddad  (ALG)
L 0000–1110		did not advance

Taekwondo

In total, one Central African athlete participated in the taekwondo events – Bertrand Gbongou Liango in the men's −68 kg category. [1]

Liango led a score of 4–1 against Austria's Tuncay Çalışkan, but he was knocked unconscious during his match. Following a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a concussion. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Bertrand Gbongou Liango Men's −68 kg Flag of Austria.svg  Çalışkan  (AUT)
LKO		did not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Central African Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, 100 metres Hurdles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo competitor released from hospital after knockout". The Japan Times. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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