Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Central African Republic
IOC code	CAF
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	4 (2 men and 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Terence Tengue & Nadia Matchiko Guimendego
Flag bearers (closing)	Tracy Marine Andet & Herve Toumandji
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

The Central African Republic competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the Central African Republic's debut in 1968, Central African athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except in 1972, when the NOC failed to register any athletes for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and was part of the African and United States-led boycotts in 1976 and 1980, respectively.

Competitors

The following list is the number of competitors who competed at the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Judo	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	2	2	4

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Central African Republic sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

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 events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Herve Toumandji	Men's 100 m	10.76	4	Did not advance		—		Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Central African Republic qualified one judoka. Nadia Matchiko Guimendego, a French-born judoka, represented the country, marking the nation's return the sport for the first time since 2004. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Guimendego's parents are originally from Central African Republic, and migrated to France.

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
Nadia Matchiko Guimendego	Women's –63 kg	Krišto  (CRO) L 00–11	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Central African Republic sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Terence Tengue	Men's 50 m freestyle	30.96	73	Did not advance
Tracy Marine Andet	Women's 50 m freestyle	34.95	76	Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

1. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
2. "IJF Olympic Qualification List Olympic Games Paris 2024 by Nation" (PDF). www.ijf.org. International Judo Federation (IJF). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
3. "Olympic ranking — Central African Republic". International Judo Federation . Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
4. Kalfa, David (13 March 2024). "Judo: Nadia Guimendego, espoir de la Centrafrique pour Paris 2024" [Judo: Nadia Guimendego, hope of the Central African Republic for Paris 2024]. Radio France Internationale (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
5. "Swimming Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Aquatics . Retrieved 12 July 2024.