DR Congo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

DR Congo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
IOC code	COD
NOC	Comité Olympique Congolais
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Rosa Keleku[1]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1968, although it had previously competed in four editions under the name Zaire.

Four athletes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two per gender, were selected to the team across three different sports (athletics, judo, and taekwondo – the nation's sporting debut in Rio Janeiro) at the Games.^[2] Taekwondo fighter Rosa Keleku, the only qualified sportswoman of the team, served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1] Democratic Republic of Congo, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

Congolese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[3][4]

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		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Makorobondo Salukombo	Men's marathon	N/A		2:28:54	113
Beatrice Alice	Women's 5000 m	19:29.47	16	Did not advance

Judo

Democratic Republic of the Congo has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Rodrick Kuku has received a spare continental quota spot freed up by South Africa from the African region as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rodrick Kuku	Men's −66 kg	Bye	Mateo (DOM) L 000–010	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Democratic Republic of the Congo entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Olympics. Rosa Keleku secured a spot in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rosa Keleku	Women's −49 kg	Manjarrez (MEX) L 5–9	Did not advance

References

1. "Jeux Olympiques 2016: Rosa Keleku désignée porte-étendard de la RDC" [2016 Olympics: Rosa Keleku will be the flag bearer for DRC] (in French). Radio Okapi. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
2. "Jeux olympiques: le premier athlète congolais en lice ce dimanche" [Olympics: The first Congolese athlete will compete this Sunday] (in French). Radio Okapi. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
6. "Ten countries secure Rio 2016 places at taekwondo African Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.