Mali at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Mali at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Mali.svg
IOC code MLI
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Djénébou Danté [1]
Flag bearer (closing) Ismaël Coulibaly [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mali competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1964, Malian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

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Mali National Olympic and Sports Committee (French : Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Mali) selected a team of six athletes, four men and two women, to compete only in athletics, judo, swimming, and taekwondo at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. [3] Among the Malian athletes were freestyle swimmer Fatoumata Samassékou, the lone returning Olympian from the previous Games, sprinter and opening ceremony flag bearer Djénébou Danté, [1] [2] and taekwondo fighter and 2015 world bronze medalist Ismaël Coulibaly, who led the squad as the most successful member and the nation's flag bearer in the closing ceremony. [2] [4] Mali, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

Mali has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [5] [6]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Djénébou Danté Women's 400 m 52.855Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mamadou Chérif Dia Men's triple jump 16.4724Did not advance

Judo

Mali has qualified one judoka for the men's half-heavyweight category (100 kg) at the Games. Ayouba Traore earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Malian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ayouba Traoré Men's −100 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Maret  (FRA)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Swimming

Mali has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [8] [9] [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Oumar Touré Men's 100 m butterfly 57.5641Did not advance
Fatoumata Samassékou Women's 50 m freestyle 33.71=81Did not advance

Taekwondo

Mali entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2015 Worlds bronze medalist Ismaël Coulibaly secured a spot in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco. [11]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ismaël Coulibaly Men's −80 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Beigi  (AZE)
L 6–13		Did not advance

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Flagbearers for Mali". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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