| Guinea-Bissau at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GBS |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Talata Embalo |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guinea-Bissau competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amarildo Almeida | 100 metres | 10.85 | 85 | did not advance | |||||
| Fernando Arlete | 800 metres | 2:00.07 | 56 | N/A | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Repechage Round 3 | Repechage Round 4 | Repechage Round 5 | Bronze Medal Bout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Talata Embalo | -57 kg |  Cross (USA)L 10-0 | did not advance | bye |  Doğan (TUR)L 3-0 | did not advance | ||||||
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