Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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 the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SEN
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Isabelle Sambou[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Athletics

Main 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]

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		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Amadou N'Diaye	Men's 400 m hurdles	49.91	6	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Amy Sene	Women's hammer throw	64.83	25	Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

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 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. 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 G 5 Aya Traoré 33 – (1983-07-27)27 July 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Conquero PG 6 Bintou Diémé 32 – (1984-02-01)1 February 1984 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre PG 7 Fatou Dieng 32 – (1983-08-18)18 August 1983 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) CB Al-Qázeres F 8 Mame Diodio Diouf 31 – (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Reus Deportiu C 9 Lala Wane 27 – (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Wasquehal Fémina PF 10 Astou Traoré 35 – (1981-04-30)30 April 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint-Amand C 11 Maimouna Diarra 25 – (1991-01-30)30 January 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Primeiro de Agosto PF 12 Mame-Marie Sy 31 – (1985-03-25)25 March 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq PF 13 Oumou Touré 28 – (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Toulouse C 14 Marie-Sadio Rosche 28 – (1987-08-10)10 August 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Avenir Basket Chartres G 15 Aida Fall 29 – (1986-10-11)11 October 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AL Le Havre	Head coach Mamadou Gaye Assistant coach(es) Papa Courbary Elhadji Diop Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 6 August 2016

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	520	316	+204	10	Quarter-finals
2	Spain	5	4	1	387	333	+54	9
3	Canada	5	3	2	340	347	−7	8
4	Serbia	5	2	3	385	406	−21	7
5	China	5	1	4	371	428	−57	6
6	Senegal	5	0	5	309	482	−173	5

Source: FIBA
Rules 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) 12:00

Boxscore

United States	121–56	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18
Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7 Asts: Bird 8		Pts: Dieng 10 Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5 Asts: Dieng 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:45

Boxscore

Senegal	64–101	China
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28
Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4		Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:45

Boxscore

Senegal	58–68	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13
Pts: Traore 24 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Diémé 6		Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: Tatham 10 Asts: Langolis 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 17:45

Boxscore

Spain	97–43	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11
Pts: Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 7 Asts: four players 5		Pts: Sy 16 Rebs: Diarra 6 Asts: three players 2

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:30

Boxscore

Senegal	88–95	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19
Pts: As. Traoré 30 Rebs: As. Traoré 8 Asts: Diouf 8		Pts: Petrović 20 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,113 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Canoeing

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

Slalom

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		Final
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jean-Pierre Bourhis	Men's C-1	110.94	16	109.27	15	109.27	18	Did not advance

Fencing

Main 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 épée, 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 / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alexandre Bouzaid	Men's épée	Bye	Boczkó (HUN) L 9–15	Did not advance

Judo

Main 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 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]

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
Hortense Diédhiou	Women's −57 kg	Verhagen (NED) L 000–100	Did not advance

Swimming

Main 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		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdoul Niane	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.66	48	Did not advance
Awa Ly N'diaye	Women's 50 m freestyle	DSQ		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main 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 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]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Balla Dièye	Men's −68 kg	Robak (POL) L 12–15	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main 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 & 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 freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Adama Diatta	−57 kg	Erdenebat (MGL) W 3–1 PP	Bonne (CUB) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance					10

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Isabelle Sambou	−53 kg	Bye	Nguyễn (VIE) W 5–0 VT	Yoshida (JPN) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	Bye	Synyshyn (AZE) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	8

References

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External links

• Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)