Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The Republic of the Congo was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Congolese National Olympic and Sports Committee.
| Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CGO |
| NOC | Congolese National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rony Bakale[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
In total, six athletes including three men and three women represented the Republic of the Congo in four different sports including athletics, fencing, judo and swimming.
Competitors
Athletics
In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the athletics events – Michelle Banga Moundzoula in the 200 m and Lezin Ngoyikonda in the men's 400 m.[2]
The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 20 August 2004. Ngoyikonda did not start.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lezin Ngoyikonda | 400 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
The heats for the women's 200 m took place on 23 August 2004. Moundzoula finished sixth in her heat in a time of 24.37 seconds and she did not advance to the quarter-finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Michelle Banga Moundzoula | 200 m | 24.37 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
Fencing
In total, one Congolese athlete participated in the fencing events – Sorel-Arthur Kembe in the men's sabre.[2]
The men's sabre took place on 14 August 2004. In the first round, Kembe lost to Cándido Maya of Cuba.[5]
| 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 | |||
| Sorel-Arthur Kembe | Individual sabre |  Maya (CUB)L 13–15 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Judo
In total, one Congolese athlete participated in the judo events – Tatiana Bvegadzi in the women's +78 kg category.[2]
The women's +78 kg category took place on 20 August 2004. In the first round, Bvegadzi lost by ippon to Daima Beltrán of Cuba. In the repechage, she lost by ippon to Karina Bryant of Great Britain.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tatiana Bvegadzi | Women's +78 kg | Bye | Beltrán (CUB) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance |  Bryant (GBR)L 0000–1003 |
Did not advance | ||||
Swimming
In total, two Congolese athletes participated in the swimming events – Monika Bakale in the women's 50 m freestyle and Rony Bakale in the men's 50 m freestyle.[2]
The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 19 August 2004. Rony Bakale finished fifth in his heat in a time of 25.07 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rony Bakale | 50 m freestyle | 25.07 | 61 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 20 August 2004. Monika Bakale finished second in her heat in a time of 31.61 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Monika Bakale | 50 m freestyle | 31.61 | 68 | Did not advance | |||