Ivory Coast at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CIV |
NOC | Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire |
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
Competitors | 31 in 6 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Marie-Josée Ta Lou Cheick Sallah Cissé |
Flag bearer (closing) | Marie-Josée Ta Lou |
Medals Ranked 86th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Medalists
[edit]Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Ruth Gbagbi | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg | 26 July |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Football | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 25 | 6 | 31 |
Athletics
[edit]Ivorian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
- 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
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Arthur Cissé | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.15 | 2 Q | 10.18 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Murielle Ahouré | Women's 100 m | Bye | 11.16 SB | 3 Q | 11.28 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Women's 100 m | Bye | 10.78 AR | 1 Q | 10.79 | 1 Q | 10.91 | 4 | |
Women's 200 m | 22.30 | 1 Q | — | 22.11 SB | 1 Q | 22.27 | 5 |
Football
[edit]- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Ivory Coast men's | Men's tournament | ![]() W 2–1 |
![]() D 0–0 |
![]() D 1–1 |
2 Q | ![]() L 2–5 |
Did not advance |
Men's tournament
[edit]Ivory Coast men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after a twelve-year absence.[4]
- Team roster
Ivory Coast's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021.[5]
Head coach: Soualiho Haïdara
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Maxime Nagoli | 20 December 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() |
2 | DF | Silas Gnaka | 18 December 1998 (aged 22) | ![]() |
3 | DF | Eric Bailly* | 12 April 1994 (aged 27) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Kouadio-Yves Dabila | 1 January 1997 (aged 24) | ![]() |
5 | DF | Ismaël Diallo | 29 January 1997 (aged 24) | ![]() |
6 | DF | Wilfried Singo | 25 December 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() |
7 | MF | Idrissa Doumbia | 14 April 1998 (aged 23) | ![]() |
8 | MF | Franck Kessié* | 19 December 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() |
9 | FW | Youssouf Dao | 5 March 1998 (aged 23) | ![]() |
10 | FW | Amad | 11 July 2002 (aged 19) | ![]() |
11 | FW | Christian Kouamé | 6 December 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() |
12 | MF | Eboue Kouassi | 13 December 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() |
13 | FW | Kader Keïta | 6 November 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() |
14 | FW | Parfait Guiagon | 22 February 2001 (aged 20) | ![]() |
15 | FW | Max Gradel* (captain) | 30 November 1987 (aged 33) | ![]() |
16 | GK | Ira Eliezer Tapé | 31 August 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() |
17 | DF | Zié Ouattara | 9 January 2000 (aged 21) | ![]() |
18 | MF | Cheick Timité | 20 November 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() |
19 | DF | Koffi Kouao | 20 May 1998 (aged 23) | ![]() |
20 | FW | Aboubacar Doumbia | 12 November 1999 (aged 21) | ![]() |
22 | GK | Nicolas Tié | 13 February 2001 (aged 20) | ![]() |
* Overage player.
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
- Quarter final
Judo
[edit]Ivory Coast qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[8]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne | Women's −57 kg | ![]() L 00–10 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
[edit]Ivory Coast qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing sixth in the A-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.[9]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Franck N'Dri | Men's single sculls | 7:49.19 | 5 R | 8:03.25 | 5 SE/F | Bye | 7:55.12 | 2 FE | 7:42.55 | 28 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
[edit]Ivory Coast received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked female swimmer in her respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[10]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Talita Te Flan | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:38.92 | 25 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo
[edit]Ivory Coast entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Defending Olympic champion Cheick Sallah Cissé (men's 80 kg) and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Ruth Gbagbi (women's 67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, reigning African Games champion Seydou Gbané and twenty-year-old rookie Aminata Traoré secured the remaining spots on the Ivorian taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in the men's (+80 kg) and women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), respectively at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.[11][12]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Cheick Sallah Cissé | Men's −80 kg | ![]() L 11–21 |
Did not advance | ||||
Seydou Gbané | Men's +80 kg | ![]() W 15–9 |
![]() L 4–9 |
Did not advance | ![]() L 2–8 |
Did not advance | |
Ruth Gbagbi | Women's −67 kg | ![]() W DSQ |
![]() W 21–9 |
![]() L 18–24 |
— | ![]() W 12–8 |
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Aminata Traoré | Women's +67 kg | ![]() L 13–17 |
Did not advance | ![]() W 11–9 |
![]() L 8–17 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt earn Tokyo 2020 berths". FIFA. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Ivory Coast confirm Olympic squad". Kickoff. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210811182649/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/FBL/OG2020-_FBL_C73_FBLMTEAM11------------GPD-000600--.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-11.
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- ^ "Africa goes for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic qualification". International Rowing Federation. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo: Seydou Fofana premier Malien qualifié aux JO 2020" [Taekwondo: Seydou Fofana becomes the first Malian to qualify for 2020 Olympics] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Six countries earned Olympic taekwondo berth on the second day of the African Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020". World Taekwondo. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.