Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Democratic Republic of the Congo at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg
IOC code COD
NOC Comité Olympique Congolais
in Beijing
Competitors5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Franka Magali (opening)
Eric Kibanza (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's delegation consisted of 29 people, including coaches and sports officials. Athletes from the DRC competed in athletics, judo, boxing and swimming. [1]

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Athletics

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

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gary Kikaya 400 m 44.894 q44.945Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Franka Magali 100 m 12.578Did not advance

Boxing

DR Congo qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament. Herry Saliku Biembe qualified in the middleweight class at the second African qualifying tournament. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Herry Saliku Biembe Middleweight Flag of Greece.svg  Gazis  (GRE)
L 2–7		Did not advance

Judo

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
Eric Kibanza Men's −73 kg Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Boqiev  (TJK)
L 0000–0210		Did not advanceFlag of Ukraine.svg  Bilodid  (UKR)
L 0001–0011		Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Stany Kempompo Ngangola 50 m freestyle 35.1997Did not advance

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References

  1. ↑ "Beijing Olympics to become grand gathering of world youth, DRC official says", Xinhua, July 30, 2008
  2. ↑ "2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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