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Clara Monika Bakale (born 15 May 1979) is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from the Republic of the Congo. Bakale represented the Congo at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
She is the sister of fellow swimmer Rony Bakale. She's a welding engineer working for TOTAL E& P
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.
The swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. The newly introduced open water marathon events (10 km) were held on 20 and 21 August 2008 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Bolivia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. The South American country's delegation was the fifteenth Summer Olympic team and seventeenth overall Olympic team overall sent by the country. Bolivia's National Olympic Committee sent seven athletes–three women and four men–across five sports and seven distinct events. A substantial number of the athletes originated in southern Bolivian cities, most notably Santa Cruz de la Sierra. All athletes except for cyclist Horacio Gallardo finished their events, although no medals were won by the country at these Games. Trap shooter César Menacho was the Bolivian flag bearer at the ceremonies.
The Republic of the Congo sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Congo competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, excluding the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub is a Republic of the Congo swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 50m freestyle event. Yacoub ranked at 69 and would not advance to the semifinals.
Emile-Rony Bakale is a Romanian-born Republic of the Congo swimmer specializing in freestyle. He swam for the Congo at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He was the Congo's flagbearer in 2004.
Rony is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Amira Edrahi is a Libyan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
Ahmed Mohamed Jewel is a Bangladeshi former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Ahmed qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted both a lifetime best and a Bangladeshi record of 25.47 to earn a second spot by four tenths of a second (0.40) behind winner Bakale. Ahmed failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.
Ibrahim Maliki is a Nigerien former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Maliki qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted a lifetime best of 26.81 to earn a third spot by a 1.34-second margin behind winner Bakale. Maliki failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-ninth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.
Donnie Defreitas is a former swimmer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Defreitas qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted a lifetime best of 27.72 to earn a fourth spot by a 2.65-second margin behind winner Bakale. Defreitas failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-fourth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.
Abdourahamane Diawara is a Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Diawara qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle, as Guinea's only swimmer, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He posted a lifetime best of 28.10 to save a fifth spot over Mali's David Keita by more than a second. Diawara failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-sixth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.
David Keita is a Malian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Keita qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, without having an entry time. He challenged five other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-old Emile Rony Bakale of Congo. He rounded out the field to last place by nearly five seconds behind winner Bakale, overhauling a 30-second barrier and posting a personal best of 29.96. Keita failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-ninth overall out of 86 swimmers in the preliminaries.
Andrea Prono Sánchez is a Paraguayan former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She is a 2000 Olympian and the cousin of Genaro Prono, an elite breaststroke swimmer, who later competed for Paraguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Democratic Republic of the Congo competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Congo, officially Republic of the Congo, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1964. Congolese athletes did not attend the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Stefan Bellore Sangala is a swimmer from the Republic of the Congo. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle race; her time of 33.71 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.
The Republic of the Congo competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
Congo, officially Republic of the Congo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nations thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1964. Congolese athletes did not attend the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.