Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Republic of the Congo at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
IOC code CGO
NOC Congolese National Olympic and Sports Committee
in Athens
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Rony Bakale [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Republic of the Congo was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Congolese National Olympic and Sports Committee.

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In total, six athletes including three men and three women represented the Republic of the Congo in four different sports including athletics, fencing, judo and swimming.

Competitors

In total, six athletes represented the Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across four different sports. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Fencing 101
Judo 011
Swimming 112
Total336

Athletics

In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the athletics events – Michelle Banga Moundzoula in the 200 m and Lezin Ngoyikonda in the men's 400 m. [2]

The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 20 August 2004. Ngoyikonda did not start. [3]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Lezin Ngoyikonda 400 m DNSDid not advance

The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 23 August 2004. Moundzoula finished sixth in her heat in a time of 24.37 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals. [4]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Michelle Banga Moundzoula 200 m 24.376Did not advance

Fencing

In total, one Congolese athlete participated in the fencing events – Sorel-Arthur Kembe in the men's sabre. [2]

The men's sabre took place on 14 August 2004. In the first round, Kembe lost to Cándido Maya of Cuba. [5]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank
Sorel-Arthur Kembe Individual sabre Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Maya  (CUB)
L 13–15
Did not advance

Judo

In total, one Congolese athlete participated in the judo events – Tatiana Bvegadzi in the women's +78 kg category. [2]

The women's +78 kg category took place on 20 August 2004. In the first round, Bvegadzi lost by ippon to Daima Beltrán of Cuba. In the repechage, she lost by ippon to Karina Bryant of Great Britain. [6]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
Rank
Tatiana Bvegadzi Women's +78 kg ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Beltrán  (CUB)
L 0000–1000
Did not advanceFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bryant  (GBR)
L 0000–1003
Did not advance

Swimming

In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the swimming events – Monika Bakale in the women's 50 m freestyle and Rony Bakale in the men's 50 m freestyle. [2]

The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 19 August 2004. Rony Bakale finished fifth in his heat in a time of 25.07 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rony Bakale 50 m freestyle 25.0761Did not advance

The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 20 August 2004. Monika Bakale finished second in her heat in a time of 31.61 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [8]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Monika Bakale 50 m freestyle 31.6168Did not advance

References

  1. "IOC Latest News: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. "2004 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. "2004 Summer Olympics, 200 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. "2004 Summer Olympics, Sabre, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. "2004 Summer Olympics, Heavyweight (>78 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. "2004 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. "2004 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.