Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Ivory Coast at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Flag of Ivory Coast
IOC code CIV
NOC National Olympic Committee of Ivory Coast
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Affoue Amandine Allou
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Ivory Coast was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the National Olympic Committee of Ivory Coast.

Contents

In total, 21 athletes including 19 men and two women represented the Ivory Coast in five different sports including athletics, canoeing, football, swimming and taekwondo.

Competitors

In total, 21 athletes represented Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 011
Canoeing 101
Football 18018
Swimming 101
Taekwondo 112
Total19221

Athletics

In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the athletics events – Affoué Amandine Allou in the women's 100 m. [1]

The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Allou finished fifth in her heat in a time of 11.75 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals. [2]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Affoué Amandine Allou 100 m 11.755Did not advance

Canoeing

In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the canoeing events – Kotoua Francis Abia in the men's K-1 500 m and the men's K-1 1,000 m. [1]

The heats for the men's K-1 1,000 m took place on 18 August 2008. Abia finished eighth in his heat in a time of four minutes 14.411 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final. [3]

The heats for the men's K-1 500 m took place on 19 August 2008. Abia finished seventh in his heat in a time of two minutes 0.716 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final. [4]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kotoua Francis Abia Men's K-1 500 m 2:00.7167Did not advance
Men's K-1 1,000 m 4:14.4118Did not advance

Football

In total, 18 Ivorian athletes participated in the football events – Mamadou Bagayoko, Souleymane Bamba, Angoua Brou Benjamin, Sekou Cissé, Kafoumba Coulibaly, Franck Dja Djedje, Gervinho, Abraham Guié, Salomon Kalou, Hervé Kambou, Emmanuel Koné, Anthony Moura-Komenan, Christian Fabrice Okoua, Antoine N'Gossan, Vincent de Paul Angban, Mekeme Tamla Ladji, Diarrasouba Viera and Serge Wawa in the men's competition. [1]

Group play
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 330051+49Qualified for the quarterfinals
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 320164+26
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 301213−21
4Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 301237−41
Source: [5]
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Cissé Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Messi Soccerball shade.svg43'
Acosta Soccerball shade.svg86'
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 43,266
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg2–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Mrdaković Soccerball shade.svg16'
Rakić Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Cissé Soccerball shade.svg3'
Rajković Soccerball shade.svg24' (o.g.)
Kalou Soccerball shade.svg70'
Gervinho Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 38,320
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Kalou Soccerball shade.svg81' Report
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,437
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Quarterfinals
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Odemwingie Soccerball shade.svg44'
Obinna Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)		 Report
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao
Attendance: 28,944
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Swimming

In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the Swimming events – Kouassi Brou in the men's 50 m freestyle. [1]

The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 14 August 2008. Brou finished eighth in his heat in a time of 26.08 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [6]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kouassi Brou 50 m freestyle 26.0876Did not advance

Taekwondo

In total, two Ivorian athletes participated in the Taekwondo events – Mariam Bah in the women's −57 kg Category and Sebastien Konan in the men's −80 kg category. [1]

The women's −57 kg category took place on 21 August 2008. In the first round, Bah lost to Robin Cheong of New Zealand. [7]

The men's −80 kg category took place on 22 August 2008. In the first round, Konan lost to Mauro Sarmiento of Italy. In the repechage, he lost to Steven López of the United States. [8]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Sebastien Konan Men's −80 kg Flag of Italy.svg  Sarmiento  (ITA)
L 1–4		Did not advanceFlag of the United States.svg  S. López  (USA)
L 0–3		Did not advance
Mariam Bah Women's −57 kg Flag of New Zealand.svg  Cheong  (NZL)
L 0–1		Did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Côte d'Ivoire at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, Featherweight (≤57 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "2008 Summer Olympics, Welterweight (≤80 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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