Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ivory Coast
IOC code	CIV
NOC	Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire
in Beijing
Competitors	22 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Affoue Amandine Allou
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Ivory Coast sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Athletics

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Affoué Amandine Allou	100 m	11.75	5	Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kotoua Francis Abia	Men's K-1 500 m	2:00.716	7	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000 m	4:14.411	8	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Côte d'Ivoire squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Head coach: Gérard Gili

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Vincent de Paul Angban	2 February 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
2	DF	Serge Wawa	1 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
3	DF	Diarrasouba Viera	21 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
4	DF	Souleymane Bamba	13 January 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Dunfermline
5	DF	Angoua Brou Benjamin	28 November 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
6	MF	Hervé Kambou	1 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Bastia
7	MF	Kafoumba Coulibaly	26 October 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Nice
8	FW	Salomon Kalou	5 August 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Chelsea
9	FW	Franck Dja Djedje	2 June 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Grenoble
10	MF	Emmanuel Koné	31 December 1986 (aged 21)	0	0	CFR Cluj
11	MF	Anthony Moura-Komenan	20 January 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Libourne-Saint-Seurin
12	DF	Mamadou Bagayoko	31 December 1989 (aged 18)	0	0	Africa Sports
13	FW	Abraham	25 July 1986 (aged 22)	0	0	Budapest Honvéd
14	FW	Gervinho (c)	27 May 1987 (aged 21)	0	0	Le Mans
15	DF	Mekeme Tamla Ladji	19 September 1985 (aged 22)	0	0	Laval
16	GK	Christian Fabrice Okoua	8 November 1991 (aged 16)	0	0	Africa Sports
17	FW	Antoine N'Gossan	30 November 1990 (aged 17)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
18	FW	Sekou Cissé	23 May 1985 (aged 23)	0	0	Roda JC

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
Australia	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
Serbia	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Ivory Coast  v  Argentina

7 August 2008 19:45

Ivory Coast	1–2	Argentina
Cissé  53'	Report	Messi  43' Acosta  86'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 43,266 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Serbia  v  Ivory Coast

10 August 2008 19:45

Serbia	2–4	Ivory Coast
Mrdaković  16' Rakić  90'	Report	Cissé  3' Rajković  24' (o.g.) Kalou  70' Gervinho  90+3'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 38,320 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Ivory Coast  v  Australia

13 August 2008 19:45

Ivory Coast	1–0	Australia
Kalou  81'	Report

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 50,437 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Quarterfinals

Nigeria  v  Ivory Coast

16 August 2008 21:00

Nigeria	2–0	Ivory Coast
Odemwingie  44' Obinna  82' (pen.)	Report

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 28,944 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kouassi Brou	50 m freestyle	26.08	76	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sebastien Konan	Men's −80 kg	Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–4	Did not advance		S López (USA) L 0–3	Did not advance
Mariam Bah	Women's −57 kg	Cheong (NZL) L 0–1	Did not advance

References

1. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Beijing – Côte d'Ivoire Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved October 19, 2012.