Republic of the Congo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Republic of the Congo at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
IOC code CGO
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais
in London
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Lorène Bazolo (opening)
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Contents

Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais sent the nation's largest delegation after the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 7 athletes, 4 men and 3 women, were selected to the team, participating only in athletics, swimming, and table tennis. Among the athletes, swimmer Emile Bakale and table tennis player Suraju Saka competed only at their second consecutive Olympics. Sprinter Lorène Bazolo, on the other hand, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Congo, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Devilert Arsene Kimbembe 100 m 10.682 Q10.948Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Lorène Bazolo 100 m 11.871 Q11.908Did not advance
Key

Swimming

Congo has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA. [1]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Emile Bakale 50 m freestyle 25.6443Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub 50 m freestyle 34.6469Did not advance

Table tennis

Congo has qualified three athletes. [2]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Saheed Idowu Men's singles Flag of Kuwait.svg  Al-Hasan  (KUW)
L 2–4
Did not advance
Suraju Saka ByeFlag of Argentina.svg  Liu S  (ARG)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Xing Han Women's singles ByeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Privalova  (BLR)
L 2–4
Did not advance

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References

  1. "FINA Universality Places" (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. "Qualifers[sic] From Africa For Olympic Games London 2012" (PDF). ITTF. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.