Comoros at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

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.

Athletics

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]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Maoulida DarouecheMen's 400 m hurdles52.328did not advance
Denika KassimWomen's 100 m12.535did not advance

Swimming

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]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Athoumane SolihiMen's 50 m freestyle27.3176did not advance
Nazlati Mohamed AndhumdineWomen's 50 m freestyle37.6686did not advance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. International Olympic Committee. 5 August 2016.
  2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
  3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . . 14 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 . dmy .
  5. Web site: Men's Final Entry List. FINA. 20 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Women's Final Entry List. FINA. 20 July 2016.