| Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CIV |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ivory Coast |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 21 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Affoue Amandine Allou |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Ivory Coast was represented at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China by theNational Olympic Committee of Ivory Coast.
In total, 21 athletes including 19 men and two women represented the Ivory Coast in five different sports including athletics, canoeing, football, swimming and taekwondo.
In total, 21 athletes represented Ivory Coast at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China across five different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 21 |
In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the athletics events –Affoué Amandine Allou in thewomen's 100 m.[1]
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 16 August 2008. Allou finished fifth in her heat in a time of 11.75 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals.[2]
| 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 | |||||
In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the canoeing events –Kotoua Francis Abia in themen's K-1 500 m and themen's K-1 1,000 m.[1]
The heats for the men's K-1 1,000 m took place on 18 August 2008. Abia finished eighth in his heat in a time of four minutes 14.411 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final.[3]
The heats for the men's K-1 500 m took place on 19 August 2008. Abia finished seventh in his heat in a time of two minutes 0.716 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-final.[4]
| 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 1,000 m | 4:14.411 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
In total, 18 Ivorian athletes participated in the football events –Mamadou Bagayoko,Souleymane Bamba,Angoua Brou Benjamin,Sekou Cissé,Kafoumba Coulibaly,Franck Dja Djedje,Gervinho,Abraham Guié,Salomon Kalou,Hervé Kambou,Emmanuel Koné,Anthony Moura-Komenan,Christian Fabrice Okoua,Antoine N'Gossan,Vincent de Paul Angban,Mekeme Tamla Ladji,Diarrasouba Viera andSerge Wawa in themen's competition.[1]
| 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 |
| Serbia | 2–4 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Mrdaković 16'Rakić 90' | Report | Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.)Kalou 70'Gervinho 90+3' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kalou 81' | Report |
Nigeria  | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.) | Report |
In total, one Ivorian athlete participated in the Swimming events –Kouassi Brou in themen's 50 m freestyle.[1]
The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 14 August 2008. Brou finished eighth in his heat in a time of 26.08 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kouassi Brou | 50 m freestyle | 26.08 | 76 | Did not advance | |||
In total, two Ivorian athletes participated in the Taekwondo events –Mariam Bah in thewomen's −57 kg Category andSebastien Konan in themen's −80 kg category.[1]
The women's −57 kg category took place on 21 August 2008. In the first round, Bah lost toRobin Cheong of New Zealand.[7]
The men's −80 kg category took place on 22 August 2008. In the first round, Konan lost toMauro Sarmiento of Italy. In the repechage, he lost toSteven López of the United States.[8]
| 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 | |||||
