Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SEN
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
in London
Competitors	32 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Hortense Diédhiou[1]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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 Mbacke 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.

Athletics

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][3]

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

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Moussa Dembélé	110 m hurdles	DSQ		Did not advance
Mamadou Kassé Hanne	400 m hurdles	49.63	3 Q	48.80	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ndiss Kaba Badji	Long jump	7.66	24	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ndeye Fatou Soumah	200 m	23.89	9	Did not advance
Amy Mbacke Thiam	400 m	53.23	4	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Amy Sene	Hammer throw	65.49	32	Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
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

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

Fencing

Senegal has qualified 1 fencer.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alexandre Bouzaid	Individual épée	Zawrotniak (POL) W 15–11	Pizzo (ITA) L 11–15	Did not advance

Football

Senegal has qualified a men's team.

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Senegal squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Coach: Joseph Koto

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	GK	Mane, OusmaneOusmane Mané	1 October 1990 (aged 21)			Diambars
2	DF	Ciss, SaliouSaliou Ciss	15 September 1989 (aged 22)			Tromsø
3	MF	Seck, IbrahimaIbrahima Seck	10 August 1989 (aged 22)			Épinal
4	DF	Ba, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Ba	1 January 1991 (aged 21)			Académica
5	DF	Gueye, PapaPapa Gueye*	7 June 1984 (aged 28)			Metalist Kharkiv
6	DF	Toure, ZargoZargo Touré	11 November 1989 (aged 22)			Boulogne
7	FW	Konate, MoussaMoussa Konaté	3 April 1993 (aged 19)			Maccabi Tel Aviv
8	MF	Kouyate, CheikhouCheikhou Kouyaté	21 December 1989 (aged 22)			Anderlecht
9	DF	Mbodj, KaraKara Mbodj	11 November 1989 (aged 22)			Tromsø
10	MF	Mane, SadioSadio Mané	10 April 1992 (aged 20)			Metz
11	FW	Yero, KalidouKalidou Yéro	19 August 1991 (aged 20)			Gil Vicente
12	FW	Balde, IbrahimaIbrahima Baldé	4 April 1989 (aged 23)			Osasuna
13	MF	Diame, MohamedMohamed Diamé* (c)	14 June 1987 (aged 25)			West Ham United
14	MF	Gueye, IdrissaIdrissa Gueye	26 September 1989 (aged 22)			Lille
15	FW	Gueye, MagayeMagaye Gueye	6 July 1990 (aged 22)			Everton
16	DF	Souare, PapePape Souare	6 June 1990 (aged 22)			Lille
17	MF	Badji, StephaneStéphane Badji	29 May 1990 (aged 22)			Sogndal
18	GK	Camara, PapaPapa Camara	16 January 1993 (aged 19)			Sochaux

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Great Britain	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Senegal	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
United Arab Emirates	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Great Britain  v  Senegal

26 July 2012 20:00

Great Britain	1–1	Senegal
Bellamy  20'	Report	Konaté  82'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 72,176[5] Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Senegal  v  Uruguay

29 July 2012 17:00

Senegal	2–0	Uruguay
Konaté  10', 37'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 75,093[6] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Senegal  v  United Arab Emirates

1 August 2012 19:45

Senegal	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Konaté  49'	Report	Matar  21'

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 28,652[7] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Quarter-final

Mexico  v  Senegal

4 August 2012 14:30

Mexico	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Senegal
Enríquez  10' Aquino  62' Dos Santos  98' Herrera  109'	Report	Konaté  69' Baldé  76'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 81,855[8] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Great Britain)

Judo

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
Hortense Diédhiou	Women's −57 kg	Bye	Filzmoser (AUT) L 0001–1001	Did not advance

Swimming

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)):^[9][10] Senegal also gained an "Universality place" from the FINA.^[11]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Malick Fall	100 m breaststroke	1:02.93	37	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mareme Faye	100 m freestyle	1:06.42	46	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Senegal has qualified 1 athlete.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bineta Diedhiou	Women's −57 kg	Mikkonen (FIN) L 6–9	Did not advance

Wrestling

Senegal has qualified two quota places.

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Malal Ndiaye	−120 kg	Bye	Jargalsaikhany (MGL) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					14

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Isabelle Sambou	−48 kg	Bye	Benie (CIV) W 3–0 ^PO	Obara (JPN) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	Bye	Mezien (TUN) W 5–0 ^VT	Huynh (CAN) L 0–3 ^PO	5

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