Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Guinea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1968. Guinea failed to register any athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and eventually joined the rest of the African nations to boycott the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Guinea at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUI
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearerMamadama Bangoura[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Five Guinean athletes, two men and three women, were selected to the team, competing only in athletics, judo, and swimming; all of them received their spots through wild card entries. Half-middleweight judoka Mamadama Bangoura led the Guinean squad as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Guinea, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamed Lamine Dansoko Men's 100 m 11.05 6 Did not advance
Makoura Keita Women's 100 m 12.66 4 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Guinea has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) to the Olympics.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mamadama Bangoura Women's −63 kg  García (ECU)
L 000–100		 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Guinea has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[4][5][6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amadou Camara Men's 50 m freestyle 27.35 78 Did not advance
Mariama Sow Women's 50 m freestyle 39.85 87 Did not advance

References
  1. "30è édition JO Rio 2016: la Guinée avec 5 athlètes pour 3 disciplines ralliera les lieux de la compétition en retard" [30th edition of the Olympics – Rio 2016: 5 Guinean athletes competing in 3 sports will rally the tournament] (in French). Mediaguinee.org. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  • [GUI/summer/2016/ Guinea at the 2016 Summer Olympics] at SR/Olympics
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