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.
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.
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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 Senegal at the2016 Summer OlympicsIOC codeSENNOCComite National Olympique et Sportif Senegalaisin Rio de JaneiroCompetitors22 in 7 sportsFlag bearerIsabelle Sambou 1 MedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 1964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee French Comite National Olympique et Sportif Senegalais 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 epee fencer Alexandre Bouzaid hammer thrower Amy Sene judoka Hortense Diedhiou 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 Ba obtained the silver in the men s 400 m hurdles Contents 1 Athletics 2 Basketball 2 1 Women s tournament 3 Canoeing 3 1 Slalom 4 Fencing 5 Judo 6 Swimming 7 Taekwondo 8 Wrestling 9 References 10 External linksAthletics editMain articles Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification 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 KeyNote 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 amp road eventsAthlete Event Heat Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result RankAmadou N Diaye Men s 400 m hurdles 49 91 6 Did not advanceField eventsAthlete Event Qualification FinalDistance Position Distance PositionAmy Sene Women s hammer throw 64 83 25 Did not advanceBasketball editMain article Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Women s tournament edit Main article Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics 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 Yaounde Cameroon signifying the nation s return to the sport for the first time since 2000 5 Team rosterThe 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 rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G 4 Oumoul Thiam 26 1990 02 03 3 February 1990 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in C D Promete nbsp G 5 Aya Traore 33 1983 07 27 27 July 1983 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in CB Conquero nbsp PG 6 Bintou Dieme 32 1984 02 01 1 February 1984 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in Tarbes Gespe Bigorre nbsp PG 7 Fatou Dieng 32 1983 08 18 18 August 1983 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in CB Al Qazeres nbsp F 8 Mame Diodio Diouf 31 1984 12 15 15 December 1984 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Reus Deportiu nbsp C 9 Lala Wane 27 1989 07 05 5 July 1989 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in Wasquehal Femina nbsp PF 10 Astou Traore 35 1981 04 30 30 April 1981 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Saint Amand nbsp C 11 Maimouna Diarra 25 1991 01 30 30 January 1991 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Primeiro de Agosto nbsp PF 12 Mame Marie Sy 31 1985 03 25 25 March 1985 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in ESB Villeneuve d Ascq nbsp PF 13 Oumou Toure 28 1988 02 18 18 February 1988 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in Toulouse nbsp C 14 Marie Sadio Rosche 28 1987 08 10 10 August 1987 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in Avenir Basket Chartres nbsp G 15 Aida Fall 29 1986 10 11 11 October 1986 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in AL Le Havre nbsp Head coach nbsp Mamadou GayeAssistant coach es nbsp Papa Courbary nbsp Elhadji DiopLegend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 6 August 2016Group playPos Teamvte Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification1 nbsp United States 5 5 0 520 316 204 10 Quarter finals2 nbsp Spain 5 4 1 387 333 54 93 nbsp Canada 5 3 2 340 347 7 84 nbsp Serbia 5 2 3 385 406 21 75 nbsp China 5 1 4 371 428 57 66 nbsp Senegal 5 0 5 309 482 173 5Source FIBARules 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 00BoxscoreUnited States nbsp 121 56 nbsp SenegalScoring by quarter 35 9 29 12 30 17 27 18Pts three players 15Rebs Fowles Griner 7Asts Bird 8 Pts Dieng 10Rebs Diarra Ay Traore 5Asts Dieng 4Youth Arena Rio de JaneiroAttendance 2 219Referees Cristiano Maranho BRA Ahmed Al Bulushi OMA Nadege Zouzou CIV 8 August 2016 2016 08 08 19 45BoxscoreSenegal nbsp 64 101 nbsp ChinaScoring by quarter 21 26 17 21 15 26 11 28Pts As Traore 16Rebs Diarra 8Asts Dieng 4 Pts Shao Sun Mengr 17Rebs Lu 7Asts Zhao 6Youth Arena Rio de JaneiroAttendance 2 907Referees Karen Lasuik CAN Carlos Julio ANG Chahinaz Boussetta MAR 10 August 2016 2016 08 10 17 45BoxscoreSenegal nbsp 58 68 nbsp CanadaScoring by quarter 10 17 14 16 17 22 17 13Pts Traore 24Rebs Diarra 9Asts Dieme 6 Pts Nurse 14Rebs Tatham 10Asts Langolis 6Youth Arena Rio de JaneiroAttendance 2 640Referees Anne Panther GER Carlos Julio ANG Ahmed Al Bulushi OMA 12 August 2016 2016 08 12 17 45BoxscoreSpain nbsp 97 43 nbsp SenegalScoring by quarter 26 11 20 8 25 13 26 11Pts Torrens 14Rebs Nicholls 7Asts four players 5 Pts Sy 16Rebs Diarra 6Asts three players 2Youth Arena Rio de JaneiroAttendance 3 329Referees Scott Beker AUS Leandro Lezcano ARG Chahinaz Boussetta MAR 14 August 2016 2016 08 14 15 30BoxscoreSenegal nbsp 88 95 nbsp SerbiaScoring by quarter 15 27 28 28 23 21 22 19Pts As Traore 30Rebs As Traore 8Asts Diouf 8 Pts Petrovic 20Rebs Page 8Asts A Dabovic 8Youth Arena Rio de JaneiroAttendance 3 113Referees Eddie Viator FRA Piotr Pastusiak POL Hwang In tae KOR Canoeing editMain articles Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Slalom edit 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 Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal FinalRun 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time RankJean Pierre Bourhis Men s C 1 110 94 16 109 27 15 109 27 18 Did not advanceFencing editMain articles Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Senegal has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition French born and 2012 Olympian Alexandre Bouzaid had claimed a spot in the men s epee as the highest ranking fencer from Africa outside the world s top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings 9 Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final BMOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankAlexandre Bouzaid Men s epee Bye nbsp Boczko HUN L 9 15 Did not advanceJudo editMain articles Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Senegal has qualified one judoka for the women s lightweight category 57 kg at the Games Three time Olympian Hortense Diedhiou 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 Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankHortense Diedhiou Women s 57 kg nbsp Verhagen NED L 000 100 Did not advanceSwimming editMain article Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics Senegal has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers one male and one female to the Olympics 12 13 14 Athlete Event Heat Semifinal FinalTime Rank Time Rank Time RankAbdoul Niane Men s 50 m freestyle 23 66 48 Did not advanceAwa Ly N diaye Women s 50 m freestyle DSQ Did not advanceTaekwondo editMain articles Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Senegal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics Balla Dieye 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 Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankBalla Dieye Men s 68 kg nbsp Robak POL L 12 15 Did not advanceWrestling editMain articles Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification 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 amp Oceania Qualification Tournament 16 Key VT Victory by Fall PP Decision by Points the loser with technical points PO Decision by Points the loser without technical points ST Technical superiority the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 Greco Roman or 10 freestyle points Men s freestyleAthlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankAdama Diatta 57 kg nbsp Erdenebat MGL W 3 1 PP nbsp Bonne CUB L 1 3 PP Did not advance 10Women s freestyleAthlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final BMOppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult RankIsabelle Sambou 53 kg Bye nbsp Nguyễn VIE W 5 0 VT nbsp Yoshida JPN L 0 3 PO Did not advance Bye nbsp Synyshyn AZE L 0 3 PO Did not advance 8References edit a b Isabelle Sambou designee porte drapeau du Senegal CNOSS Isabelle Sambou named flag bearer for Senegal CNOSS in French Agence de Presse Senegalaise 18 July 2016 Archived from the original on 14 February 2017 Retrieved 19 July 2016 Le Senegal envoie vingt deux athletes aux JO de Rio Senegal sends 22 athletes to the Rio Olympics in French Xibaaru com 14 July 2016 Retrieved 3 October 2016 iaaf org Top Lists IAAF Retrieved 18 April 2015 IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad Rio 2016 Entry Standards PDF IAAF Retrieved 18 April 2015 Senegal clinch 11th AfroBasket Women title and qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics FIBA 3 October 2015 Archived from the original on 26 September 2022 Retrieved 4 October 2015 African champions Senegal confirm final roster for Rio FIBA 19 July 2016 Archived from the original on 27 September 2018 Retrieved 21 July 2016 Diandy Hyacinthe 8 November 2015 Medaille d or aux championnats d Afrique du Kenya Jean Pierre Bourhis premier Africain en Canoe qualifie pour les Jo 2016 Jean Pierre Bourhis wins gold medal at the African Canoe Slalom Champs goes to 2016 Olympics in French Senegal Le Quotidien Archived from the original on 27 September 2016 Retrieved 9 November 2015 Three more nations enter the Rio race International Canoe Federation 10 November 2015 Retrieved 10 November 2015 Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends FIE 5 April 2016 Archived from the original on 17 April 2016 Retrieved 6 April 2016 IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games International Judo Federation 23 June 2016 Archived from the original on 7 July 2016 Retrieved 24 June 2016 Judo Hortense Diedhiou qualifiee aux Jo de Rio 2016 Judo Hortense Diedhiou in French Leral net 19 May 2016 Retrieved 31 May 2016 Swimming World Rankings FINA Retrieved 14 March 2015 Men s Final Entry List PDF FINA Retrieved 20 July 2016 Women s Final Entry List PDF FINA Retrieved 20 July 2016 Ten countries secure Rio 2016 places at taekwondo African Qualification Tournament World Taekwondo Federation 8 February 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2016 Wrestling for Rio 2016 United World Wrestling Retrieved 19 September 2015 External links editSenegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR Olympics archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics amp oldid 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