Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | COD |
NOC | Comité Olympique Congolais |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 6 (3 men and 3 women) in 4 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Dominique Lasconi Mulamba & Brigitte Mbabi |
Flag bearer (closing) | Brigitte Mbabi |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the nation's official debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics under the name of Congo-Kinshasa, and it had previously competed in four editions under the name Zaire , 16 years after the nation's official debut.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
DR Congo sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dominique Mulamba | Men's 100 m | 10.54 | 3 q | 10.53 SB | 7 | Did not advance |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (women's featherweight) secured a spots in her division by advancing to the final match, and obtained one of two available slots, at the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. [2] Brigitte Mbabi (women's welterweight) secured her spots following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Marcelat Sakobi Matshu | Women's 57 kg | ![]() L 2–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Brigitte Mbabi | Women's 66 kg | Bye | ![]() L 1–4 | Did not advance |
The Democratic Republic of Congo qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Arnold Kisoka (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings. [3]
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 | ||
Arnold Kisoka | Men's –60 kg | ![]() L 00–10 | Did not advance |
For the first time since 2008, DR Congo sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Aristote Ndombe Impelenga | Men's 50 m freestyle | 29.04 | 70 | Did not advance | |||
Divine Miansadi Mpolo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 44.10 | 79 | 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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