Cape Verde at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Cape Verde at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code CPV
NOC Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 5 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Maria Andrade[1]
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cape Verde competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The nation's participation in Rio de Janeiro marked its sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1996.

Cape Verdean Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, overhauling the record by two more athletes than in Atlanta, Athens, and London. A total of five athletes, two men and three women, were selected to the team across four different sports, with sprinter Lidiane Lopes returning for her second appearance from London 2012.[2] Maria Andrade, who became Cape Verde's first taekwondo fighter at the Games, led her team as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[3] Apart from taekwondo as the nation's Olympic debut, Cape Verde also staged its comeback in boxing and rhythmic gymnastics.

Cape Verde, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal. Hurdler Jordin Andrade was the only Cape Verdean athlete to produce a best finish for the team at the Games, placing sixth with a national record in the semifinal heat of the men's 400 m hurdles.[4]

Athletics (track and field)

Cape Verdean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

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 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jordin Andrade Men's 400 m hurdles 49.35 4 q N/A 49.32 6 Did not advance
Lidiane Lopes Women's 100 m 12.38 NR 4 Did not advance

Boxing

Cape Verde has entered one boxer to compete in the men's super heavyweight division into the Olympic competition for the second time (first being in 2004). Davilson Morais had received an unused Olympic spot in the men's super heavyweight division as the next highest-ranked boxer, after Tunisia made its decision to decline a berth won by Aymen Trabelsi at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Davilson Morais Men's super heavyweight Bye  Joyce (GBR)
L TKO
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Cape Verde has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around, marking the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the third time in history (the first and second being in 2004 and 2008, respectively).[8]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Elyane Boal Individual 9.833 10.033 9.991 8.783 38.640 26 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Cape Verde entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Olympics. Maria Andrade secured a spot in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.[9]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Maria Andrade Women's −49 kg  Wongpattanakit (THA)
L 6–18 PTG
Did not advance

References

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