Republic of the Congo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Republic of the Congo at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Republic of the Congo at the; 2012 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Republic of the Congo
IOC code	CGO
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais
in London
Competitors	7 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Lorène Bazolo (opening); Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Congo competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, excluding the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

Comité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais sent the nation's largest delegation after the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 7 athletes, 4 men and 3 women, were selected to the team, participating only in athletics, swimming, and table tennis. Among the athletes, swimmer Emile Bakale and table tennis player Suraju Saka competed only at their second consecutive Olympics. Sprinter Lorène Bazolo, on the other hand, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Congo, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Devilert Arsene Kimbembe	100 m	10.68	2 Q	10.94	8	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lorène Bazolo	100 m	11.87	1 Q	11.90	8	Did not advance

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

Swimming

Congo has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emile Bakale	50 m freestyle	25.64	43	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub	50 m freestyle	34.64	69	Did not advance

Table tennis

Congo has qualified three athletes.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Saheed Idowu	Men's singles	Al-Hasan (KUW) L 2–4	Did not advance
Suraju Saka	Men's singles	Bye	Liu S (ARG) L 0–4	Did not advance
Xing Han	Women's singles	Bye	Privalova (BLR) L 2–4	Did not advance

References

^ "FINA Universality Places" (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "Qualifers [sic] From Africa For Olympic Games London 2012" (PDF). ITTF. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

External links

Congo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 30 August 2012)
Congo (Brazzaville) at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

[1] "FINA Universality Places" (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[ittf-2] "Qualifers [sic] From Africa For Olympic Games London 2012" (PDF). ITTF. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

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