Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ivory Coast
IOC code	CIV
NOC	Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire
in Beijing
Competitors	22 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Affoue Amandine Allou
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Ivory Coast sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Athletics[edit]

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Affoué Amandine Allou	100 m	11.75	5	Did not advance

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Canoeing[edit]

Sprint[edit]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kotoua Francis Abia	Men's K-1 500 m	2:00.716	7	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000 m	4:14.411	8	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Football[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

The following is the Ivory Coast squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Head coach: Gérard Gili

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Vincent de Paul Angban	(1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
2	2DF	Serge Wawa	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
3	2DF	Diarrasouba Viera	(1986-12-21)21 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
4	2DF	Souleymane Bamba	(1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Dunfermline
5	2DF	Angoua Brou Benjamin	(1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
6	3MF	Hervé Kambou	(1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Bastia
7	3MF	Kafoumba Coulibaly	(1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Nice
8	4FW	Salomon Kalou	(1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Chelsea
9	4FW	Franck Dja Djedje	(1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Grenoble
10	3MF	Emmanuel Koné	(1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
11	3MF	Anthony Moura-Komenan	(1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Libourne-Saint-Seurin
12	2DF	Mamadou Bagayoko	(1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 18)	0	0	Africa Sports
13	4FW	Abraham	(1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
14	4FW	Gervinho (c)	(1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Le Mans
15	2DF	Mekeme Tamla Ladji	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Laval
16	1GK	Christian Fabrice Okoua	(1991-11-08)8 November 1991 (aged 16)	0	0	Africa Sports
17	4FW	Antoine N'Gossan	(1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 17)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
18	4FW	Sekou Cissé	(1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Roda JC

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Qualified for the quarterfinals
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Australia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Quarterfinals

Swimming[edit]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kouassi Brou	50 m freestyle	26.08	76	Did not advance

Taekwondo[edit]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sebastien Konan	Men's −80 kg	Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–4	Did not advance		S López (USA) L 0–3	Did not advance
Mariam Bah	Women's −57 kg	Cheong (NZL) L 0–1	Did not advance

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Cote d'Ivoire at the 2008 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)