Ivory Coast at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Ivory Coast at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCIV
NOCComité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors11 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Cheick Sallah Cissé & Maboundou Koné[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Arthur Cissé & Maboundou Koné
Medals
Ranked 84th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Cheick Sallah Cissé Taekwondo Men's +80 kg 10 August
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Taekwondo 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Female 0 0 0 0
Male 0 0 1 1
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 1
Medals by date
Date 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
10 August 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 3 5
Fencing 1 1 2
Judo 0 1 1
Taekwondo 1 2 3
Total 4 7 11

Athletics

Ivorian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Arthur Cissé Men's 100 m 10.31 5 — Did not advance
Cheickna Traore Men's 200 m 20.54 6 R DNS Did not advance
Marie-Josée Ta Lou Women's 100 m 10.81 1 Q — 11.01 2 Q 13.84 8
Women's 200 m DNS Did not advance
Maboundou Koné Women's 100 m 11.17 4 — Did not advance
Women's 200 m 22.87 SB 4 R 22.89 1 Q 22.65 SB 5 Did not advance
Jessika Gbai Women's 200 m 22.61 2 Q — 22.36 PB 3 q 22.70 8
Murielle Ahouré-Demps
Jessika Gbai
Maboundou Koné
Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith 		Women's 4 × 100 m relay DQ — Did not advance

Fencing

Ivory Coast entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Maxine Esteban secured qualified in the women's sabre event, as the highest ranked individual fencer in the African zone through the release of the FIE Official rankings; meanwhile Jérémy Keryhuel qualified for the games, following the triumph of winning the men's foil event, at the 2024 African Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Algiers, Algeria.[4] This marked the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2016.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jérémy Keryhuel Men's foil  Massialas (USA)
L 3–15 		Did not advance
Maxine Esteban Women's foil  Ranvier (FRA)
L 7–15 		Did not advance

Judo

Ivory Coast qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Zouleiha Dabonne (women's lightweight, 57 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

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
Zouleiha Dabonne Women's –57 kg  Aminova (UZB)
L 00–10 		Did Not Advance

Taekwondo

Ivory Coast qualified three athletes to compete at the games. Rio 2016 gold medalist, Cheick Sallah Cissé and Ruth Gbagbi qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in their respective division, meanwhile Astan Bathily qualified for the games by virtue of the victory results in the semifinal round, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Cheick Sallah Cissé Men's +80 kg  Mehdipournejad (EOR)
W 6–1, 13–1 		 Healy (USA)
W 4–2, 1–0 		 Cunningham (GBR)
L 6–11, 7–5, 5–5 		Bye  Sansores (MEX)
W 5–4, 5–6, 5–3 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ruth Gbagbi Women's –67 kg  Marton (HUN)
L 3-6, 6-0, 2-3 		Did not advance  Teachout (USA)
L 3-0, 5-8, 3-9 		Did not advance
Astan Bathily Women's +67 kg  Osipova (UZB)
L 0-4, 7-2, 0-0 		Did not advance  McGowan (GBR)
L 0-1, 0-2 		Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Patrizia Van der Weken qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics". RTL Group. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "African Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Algiers". International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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Ivory Coast did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.