Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Senegal at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Senegal.svg
IOC code SEN
NOC Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Isabelle Sambou [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Senegal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.

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The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (French : Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais, CNOSS) confirmed a team of 22 athletes, 6 men and 16 women, to compete in seven different sports at the Games. [2] The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was roughly nine athletes smaller than those sent to the London Games and also featured more female athletes than males for the third time in its Summer Olympic history. Women's basketball was the only collective sport in which Senegal had representatives at the Games, returning to the Olympic scene for the first time since 2000.

The Senegalese roster featured four returning Olympians from London 2012; among them were French-born épée fencer Alexandre Bouzaid, hammer thrower Amy Sene, judoka Hortense Diédhiou, who became the nation's first female athlete to compete in four Olympic Games. Meanwhile, freestyle wrestler Isabelle Sambou, who narrowly missed out the nation's first medal in twenty-four years, led the delegation as the most successful athlete of the previous Games and as Senegal's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Senegal, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Amadou Dia Bâ obtained the silver in the men's 400 m hurdles.

Athletics

Senegalese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Amadou N'Diaye Men's 400 m hurdles 49.916Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Amy Sene Women's hammer throw 64.8325Did not advance

Basketball

Women's tournament

Senegal women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and clinching the outright Olympic berth at the AfroBasket Women 2015 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2000. [5]

Team roster

The following is the Senegal roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]

Senegal women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Oumoul Thiam 26 – (1990-02-03)3 February 19901.79 m (5 ft 10 in) C.D. Promete Flag of Spain.svg
G 5 Aya Traoré 33 – (1983-07-27)27 July 19831.83 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Conquero Flag of Spain.svg
PG 6 Bintou Diémé 32 – (1984-02-01)1 February 19841.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre Flag of France.svg
PG 7 Fatou Dieng 32 – (1983-08-18)18 August 19831.67 m (5 ft 6 in) CB Al-Qázeres Flag of Spain.svg
F 8 Mame Diodio Diouf 31 – (1984-12-15)15 December 19841.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Reus Deportiu Flag of Spain.svg
C 9 Lala Wane 27 – (1989-07-05)5 July 19891.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Wasquehal Fémina Flag of France.svg
PF 10 Astou Traoré 35 – (1981-04-30)30 April 19811.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint-Amand Flag of France.svg
C 11 Maimouna Diarra 25 – (1991-01-30)30 January 19911.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto Flag of Angola.svg
PF 12 Mame-Marie Sy 31 – (1985-03-25)25 March 19851.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq Flag of France.svg
PF 13 Oumou Touré 28 – (1988-02-18)18 February 19881.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Toulouse Flag of France.svg
C 14 Marie-Sadio Rosche 28 – (1987-08-10)10 August 19871.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Avenir Basket Chartres Flag of France.svg
G 15 Aida Fall 29 – (1986-10-11)11 October 19861.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AL Le Havre Flag of France.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 6 August 2016
Group play
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550520316+20410 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541387333+549
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 532340347−78
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 523385406−217
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 514371428−576
6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 505309482−1735
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg121–56Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by quarter:35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18
Pts:three players 15
Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7
Asts: Bird 8		Pts: Dieng 10
Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5
Asts: Dieng 4
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,219
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
19:45
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg64–101Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28
Pts: As. Traoré 16
Rebs: Diarra 8
Asts: Dieng 4		Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17
Rebs: Lu 7
Asts: Zhao 6
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,907
Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:45
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg58–68Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13
Pts: Traore 24
Rebs: Diarra 9
Asts: Diémé 6		Pts: Nurse 14
Rebs: Tatham 10
Asts: Langolis 6
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 2,640
Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
17:45
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg97–43Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by quarter:26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11
Pts: Torrens 14
Rebs: Nicholls 7
Asts:four players 5		Pts: Sy 16
Rebs: Diarra 6
Asts:three players 2
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,329
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
15:30
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg88–95Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19
Pts: As. Traoré 30
Rebs: As. Traoré 8
Asts: Diouf 8		Pts: Petrović 20
Rebs: Page 8
Asts: A. Dabović 8
Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,113
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Canoeing

Slalom

Senegal has qualified one canoeist in the men's C-1 class by obtaining a top finish and an outright Olympic berth at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya. [7] [8]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jean-Pierre Bourhis Men's C-1 110.9416109.2715109.2718Did not advance

Fencing

Senegal has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. French-born and 2012 Olympian Alexandre Bouzaid had claimed a spot in the men's épée, as the highest ranking fencer from Africa outside the world's top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. [9]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Alexandre Bouzaid Men's épée ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Boczkó  (HUN)
L 9–15		Did not advance

Judo

Senegal has qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Three-time Olympian Hortense Diédhiou earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Senegalese judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [10] [11]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Hortense Diédhiou Women's −57 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Verhagen  (NED)
L 000–100		Did not advance

Swimming

Senegal has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [12] [13] [14]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Abdoul Niane Men's 50 m freestyle 23.6648Did not advance
Awa Ly N'diaye Women's 50 m freestyle DSQDid not advance

Taekwondo

Senegal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Balla Dièye secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco. [15]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Balla Dièye Men's −68 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Robak  (POL)
L 12–15		Did not advance

Wrestling

Senegal has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament. [16]

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Adama Diatta −57 kg Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebat  (MGL)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Bonne  (CUB)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance10
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Isabelle Sambou −53 kg ByeFlag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn  (VIE)
W 5–0 VT		Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshida  (JPN)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advanceByeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Synyshyn  (AZE)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance8

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