Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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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 Mbacké 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.

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 Mbacké 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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 1GK Ousmane Mané (1990-10-01)1 October 1990 (aged 21) Senegalese Football Federation Diambars
2 2DF Saliou Ciss (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 22) Norwegian Football Federation Tromsø
3 3MF Ibrahima Seck (1989-08-10)10 August 1989 (aged 22) French Football Federation Épinal
4 2DF Abdoulaye Ba (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 21) Portuguese Football Federation Académica
5 2DF Papa Gueye* (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 28) Ukrainian Association of Football Metalist Kharkiv
6 2DF Zargo Touré (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 22) French Football Federation Boulogne
7 4FW Moussa Konaté (1993-04-03)3 April 1993 (aged 19) Israel Football Association Maccabi Tel Aviv
8 3MF Cheikhou Kouyaté (1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 22) Royal Belgian Football Association Anderlecht
9 2DF Kara Mbodj (1989-11-11)11 November 1989 (aged 22) Norwegian Football Federation Tromsø
10 3MF Sadio Mané (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 20) French Football Federation Metz
11 4FW Kalidou Yéro (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 20) Portuguese Football Federation Gil Vicente
12 4FW Ibrahima Baldé (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 23) Royal Spanish Football Federation Osasuna
13 3MF Mohamed Diamé* (c) (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 25) The Football Association West Ham United
14 3MF Idrissa Gueye (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 22) French Football Federation Lille
15 4FW Magaye Gueye (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 22) The Football Association Everton
16 2DF Pape Souare (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 22) French Football Federation Lille
17 3MF Stéphane Badji (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 22) Norwegian Football Federation Sogndal
18 1GK Papa Camara (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 19) French Football Federation Sochaux

* Over-aged player.

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Great Britain 1–1 Senegal
  • Bellamy 20'
Report

Senegal 2–0 Uruguay
Konaté 10', 37' Report
Attendance: 75,093[6]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Senegal 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Report
Quarter-final
Mexico 4–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Enríquez 10'
Aquino 62'
Dos Santos 98'
Herrera 109'
Report Konaté 69'
Baldé 76'

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 a "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

Wrestling

References

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