Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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 (Template:Lang-fr) 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 Mbacke 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.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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):

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 Mbacke 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

Main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Senegal has qualified a men's team.

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Team roster

Group play

Quarter-final

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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)): Senegal also gained an "Universality place" from the FINA.

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

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Senegal has qualified 1 athlete.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bineta Diedhiou	Women's −57 kg	Mikkonen (FIN) L 6–9	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Senegal has qualified two quota places.

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Malal Ndiaye	−120 kg	Bye	Jargalsaikhany (MGL) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance					14

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Isabelle Sambou	−48 kg	Bye	Benie (CIV) W 3–0 PO	Obara (JPN) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance	Bye	Mezien (TUN) W 5–0 VT	Huynh (CAN) L 0–3 PO	5