Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ivory Coast sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

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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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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 Guié	(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 v t e	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

Source: ^[2]

Ivory Coast	1–2	Argentina
Cissé 53'	Report	Messi 43' Acosta 86'

7 August 2008

19:45

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 43,266

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Serbia	2–4	Ivory Coast
Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90'	Report	Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.) Kalou 70' Gervinho 90+3'

10 August 2008

19:45

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 38,320

Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Ivory Coast	1–0	Australia
Kalou 81'	Report

13 August 2008

19:45

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 50,437

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Quarterfinals

Nigeria	2–0	Ivory Coast
Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.)	Report

16 August 2008

21:00

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 28,944

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

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

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

1. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Côte d'Ivoire Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
2. "2008 Summer Olympics Soccer Results - Beijing, China - ESPN". www.espn.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

External links

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