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Senegal at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Senegal at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSEN
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors11 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Louis François Mendy & Combe Seck
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Senegal competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Canoeing 1 1 2
Fencing 0 1 1
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis 1 0 1
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 7 4 11

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Senegalese 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):[1][2]

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 Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Men's 400 m 45.59 5 R 45.03 2 q 44.94 6 Did not advance
Louis François Mendy Men's 110 m hurdles 13:31 1 Q Bye 13.34 3 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Saly Sarr Women's triple jump 13.96 17 Did not advance

Canoeing

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Main articles: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Slalom

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Senegal canoeists confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 for the Games, following their results as the highest ranked eligible nation's, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, France.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yves Bourhis Men's C-1 94.68 9 92.14 2 92.14 5 99.51 9 145.78 12
Men's K-1 150.11 24 97.85 18 97.85 22 Did not advance

Kayak cross

Athlete Event Time trial Round 1 Repechage Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Position Position Rank
Yves Bourhis Men's KX-1 78.15 31 2 Q Bye 3 Did not advance 19

Sprint

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Senegalese female canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the result of highest rank eligible nation's in the C-1 200 metres event at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Combe Seck Women's C-1 200 m 54.76 7 53.82 7 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Fencing

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Main articles: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Senegal entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Ndèye Binta Diongue, qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the women's individual épée events, at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[3]

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
Ndèye Binta Diongue Women's épée  Hussein (EGY)
L 14–15 		Did not advance

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Senegal qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Mbagnick Ndiaye (men's heavyweight, +100 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

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
Mbagnick Ndiaye Men's +100 kg  Mane (GBS)
W 10–00 		 Tushishvili (GEO)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Senegal sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matthieu Seye Men's 100 m freestyle 50.84 51 Did not advance
Oumy Diop Women's 100 m butterfly 1:01.82 27 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Senegal entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Ibrahima Diaw (table tennis) qualified for the games by virtue of the top twelve ranked players, in the men's single event, through the cut-off of the world ranking for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ibrahima Diaw Men's singles  Shrestha (NEP)
W 4–0 		 Wong (HKG)
L 3–4 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Senegal qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Boucar Diop qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of his victory in the semifinal results, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Boucar Diop Men's −58 kg  Korneev (SRB)
L 0-2 (3-6, 0-5) 		Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "JO 2024 : le hurdler sénégalais Louis François Mendy décroche son billet pour Paris" [2024 Olympics: Senegalese hurdler Louis François Mendy wins his ticket to Paris] (in French). Sport News Africa. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "African Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Algiers". International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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