Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAF |
NOC | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Centrafricain |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 4 (2 men and 2 women) in 3 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Terence Tengue & Nadia Matchiko Guimendego |
Flag bearer (closing) | Tracy Marine Andet & Herve Toumandji |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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 Africans 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.
The following list is the number of competitors who will compete at the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Central African Republic sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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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 |
The Central African Republic qualified one judoka. Nadia Matchiko Guimendego, a French born Judoka is scheduled to represent 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 | |
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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 |
Central African Republic sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [5]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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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.
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