| Noc: | SEN |
| Nocname: | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 32 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Flagbearer: | Hortense Diédhiou[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1964 |
Senegal competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics.
The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais) sent the nation's second-largest delegation ever to the Games, tying with the delegation sent to Moscow in 1980. A total of 32 athletes, 25 men and 7 women, competed in 8 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Senegal was represented at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in sprint canoeing, fencing, judo, and taekwondo.
Four Senegalese athletes had competed in Beijing, including Ndiss Kaba Badji, who finished sixth in men's long jump. Breaststroke swimmer Malick Fall became the first Senegalese athlete to compete in four Olympic Games. Meanwhile, track sprinter Amy Mbacké Thiam made her Olympic comeback in London after an eight-year absence. Judoka and double African champion Hortense Diédhiou was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Senegal, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Amadou Dia Bâ won silver in the 400m hurdles.
See main article: article and Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegalese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Moussa Dembélé | 110 m hurdles | Did not advance | ||||||
| Mamadou Kassé Hanne | 400 m hurdles | 49.63 | 3 Q | 48.80 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Ndeye Fatou Soumah | 200 m | 23.89 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Amy Mbacké Thiam | 400 m | 53.23 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ndiatte Gueye | Men's C-1 200 m | 51.708 | 6 Q | 50.798 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Men's C-1 1000 m | 4:33.884 | 5 Q | 4:37.171 | 7 FB | 4:32.251 | 13 | ||
See main article: article and Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegal has qualified 1 fencer.
See main article: article and Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegal has qualified a men's team.
See main article: article and Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
See main article: article and Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: article and Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegalese swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in one event (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[3] Senegal also gained a "Universality place" from the FINA.[4]
See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegal has qualified 1 athlete.[5]
See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Senegal has qualified two quota places.
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