Ivory Coast at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CIV
Nocname:Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:11
Sports:4
Flagbearer Open:Cheick Sallah Cissé & Maboundou Koné[1]
Flagbearer Close:Arthur Cissé & Maboundou Koné
Rank:84
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medals by sport
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Medals by gender
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Medals by date
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Athletics2 3 5
Fencing1 1 2
Judo0 1 1
Taekwondo1 2 3
Total 4 7 11

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ivorian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2] [3]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arthur CisséMen's 100 m10.315Did not advance
Cheickna TraoreMen's 200 m20.546 RDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Marie-Josée Ta LouWomen's 100 m10.811 Q11.012 Q13.848
Women's 200 mDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Maboundou KonéWomen's 100 m11.174Did not advance
Women's 200 m22.87 4 R22.891 Q22.65 5Did not advance
Jessika GbaiWomen's 200 m22.612 Q22.36 3 q22.708
Murielle Ahouré-Demps
Jessika Gbai
Maboundou Koné
Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith
Women's 4 × 100 m relayDid not advance

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ivory Coast entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Maxine Esteban secured qualified in the women's sabre event, as the highest ranked individual fencer in the African zone through the release of the FIE Official rankings; meanwhile Jérémy Keryhuel qualified for the games, following the triumph of winning the men's foil event, at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[4] This marked the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2016.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jérémy KeryhuelMen's foil
L 3–15
Did not advance
Maxine EstebanWomen's foil
L 7–15
Did not advance

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ivory Coast qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Zouleiha Dabonne (women's lightweight, 57 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Ivory Coast qualified three athletes to compete at the games. Rio 2016 gold medalist, Cheick Sallah Cissé and Ruth Gbagbi qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective division, meanwhile Astan Bathily qualified for the games by virtue of the victory results in the semifinal round, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[5]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cheick Sallah CisséMen's +80 kg
W 6–1, 13–1

W 4–2, 1–0

L 6–11, 7–5, 5–5

W 5–4, 5–6, 5–3
Ruth GbagbiWomen's –67 kg
L 3-6, 6-0, 2-3
Did not advance
Astan BathilyWomen's +67 kg
L 0-4, 7-2, 0-0
Did not advance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information . olympics.com . . 27 July 2024.
  2. News: Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 27 December 2022.
  3. News: Patrizia Van der Weken qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics. RTL Group. 3 July 2023. 4 July 2023.
  4. News: African Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Algiers. International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. 7 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers. Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. 13 February 2024.