Noc: | COM |
Nocname: | Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 2016 |
Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
Competitors: | 4 |
Sports: | 2 |
Flagbearer: | Nazlati Mohamed Andhumdine[1] |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1996 |
Comoros competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Four Comorian athletes were selected to the team for the Games, competing only in athletics and swimming, Three of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with hurdler Maoulida Daroueche returning for his second appearance from London 2012. Freestyle swimmer Nazlati Mohamed Andhumdine served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Comoros, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Comoros has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Maoulida Daroueche | Men's 400 m hurdles | 52.32 | 8 | did not advance | ||||||
Denika Kassim | Women's 100 m | 12.53 | 5 | did not advance |
See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Comoros have 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 | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
Athoumane Solihi | Men's 50 m freestyle | 27.31 | 76 | did not advance | ||||
Nazlati Mohamed Andhumdine | Women's 50 m freestyle | 37.66 | 86 | did not advance |