Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Democratic Republic of the Congo at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
IOC code COD
NOC Congolese Olympic Committee
in Athens
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Gary Kikaya
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Congolese Olympic Committee.

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In total, four athletes including three men and one woman represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo in two different sports including athletics and table tennis.

Competitors

In total, four athletes represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across two different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Table tennis 202
Total314

Athletics

In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the athletics events – Noelly Mankatu Bibiche in the women's 800 m and Gary Kikaya in the men's 400 m. [1]

The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 20 August 2004. Kikaya finished fourth in his heat in a time of 45.57 seconds and he advanced to the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers. His fourth place was later upgraded to third after Anton Galkin of Russia was disqualified for doping. The semi-finals took place the following day. Kikaya finished sixth in his semi-final in a time of 45.58 seconds and he did not advance to the final. [2]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gary Kikaya 400 m 45.574 q45.586did not advance

The heats for the women's 800 m took place on 20 August 2004. Bibiche finished sixth in her heat in a time of two minutes 6.23 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Noelly Mankatu Bibiche 800 m 2:06.236did not advance

Table tennis

In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the table events – Momo Babungu and Jose Luyindula in the men's singles and the men's doubles. [1]

The first round of the men's singles took place on 14 August 2007. Babungu lost 11–5 11–8 11–8 11–8 to Monday Merotohun of Nigeria. Luyindula lost 11–8 11–8 11–4 11–7 to O Il of North Korea. [4]

The first round of the men's doubles took place on 15 August 2007. Babungu and Luyindula lost 11–3 11–4 11–6 11–4 to Petr Korbel and Richard Vyborny of Czech Republic. [5]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Momo Babungu Men's singles Flag of Nigeria.svg  Merotohun  (NGR)
L 0–4		did not advance
Jose Luyindula Flag of North Korea.svg  O Il  (PRK)
L 0–4		did not advance
Momo Babungu
Jose Luyindula 		Men's doubles —Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Korbel /
Vyborny  (CZE)
L 0–4		did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, 800 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics, Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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