Mauritania at the Olympics

Mauritania at the Olympics
IOC code	MTN
NOC	Comité National Mauritanien
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Mauritania has sent Olympians to every celebration of the modern Summer Olympic Games held since 1984, and has yet to win an Olympic medal. It has also yet to compete in any Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee was formed in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1979. Mauritania's debut female Olympian was Fatou Dieng, who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1984 Los Angeles	2	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	6	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	6	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	4	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	2	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	2	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	2	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	2	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	2	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	2	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	future event
2032 Brisbane
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Flag bearers

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Mauritania at the Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1984	Summer	Oumar Samba Sy	Wrestling	[1]
2	1988	Summer	Oumar Samba Sy	Wrestling
3	1992	Summer
4	1996	Summer	Noureddine Ould Ménira [a]	Athletics	[1]
5	2000	Summer	Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel	Athletics
6	2004	Summer	Youba Ould H'Meïde	Athletics
7	2008	Summer	Souleymane Ould Chebal	Athletics
8	2012	Summer	Jidou El Moctar	Athletics
9	2016	Summer	Jidou El Moctar	Athletics
10	2020	Summer	Abidine Abidine	Athletics	[4]
			Houlèye Ba
11	2024	Summer	Salam Bouha Ahamdy	Athletics	[5]
			Camil Doua	Swimming

Notes

1. Ménira claimed he never actually got to hold the flag, as national officials gave it to another unidentified individual. ^[3]

See also

• Mauritania at the Paralympics

External links

• "Mauritania". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2021.
• "Mauritania". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/MTN". olympanalyt.com.

References

1. "Flagbearers for Mauritania". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. Mauritania. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
3. "ولد منيره العداء الموريتاني الذي حطم الرقم القياسي الوطني عدة مرات ولم ينل من طرف القائمين على الشأن الرياضي أي تشجيع". carrefor.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.