Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Sudan at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Sudan.svg
IOC code SUD
NOC Sudan Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Abdalla Targan [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan (2016–)

Sudan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The Sudan Olympic Committee selected a squad of six athletes, four men and two women, to compete in athletics, swimming, and judo, matching the nation's roster size with London 2012. All of the athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for middle-distance runner Amina Bakhit (women's 800 m), the lone returning Olympian. Meanwhile, steeplechaser Abdalla Targan led the Sudanese delegation as the nation's team captain and flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Sudan, however, left Rio de Janeiro without receiving a single Olympic medal, failing to replicate its performance from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Ismail Ahmed Ismail earned a silver in the men's 800 metres, which marked the last time the country had won a medal at the Summer Olympics.

Athletics (track and field)

Sudanese athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ahmed Ali Men's 200 m 20.78=7did not advance
Abdalla Targan Men's 3000 m steeplechase 8:52.2015did not advance
Amina Bakhit Women's 800 m 2:07.657did not advance

Judo

Sudan received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's middleweight category (90 kg) to the Olympics, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1992.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Iszlam Monier Suliman Men's −90 kg ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Brown  (USA)
L 000–100
did not advance

Swimming

Sudan received Universality invitations from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female). [4] [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Abdelaziz Mohamed Ahmed Men's 50 m freestyle 27.7181did not advance
Haneen Ibrahim Women's 50 m freestyle 36.2384did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 . FINA . Retrieved 23 January 2015.