# Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Senegal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.
The Senegalese National Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais, CNOSS) confirmed a team of 22 athletes, 6 men and 16 women, to compete in seven different sports at the Games. The nation's full roster in Rio de Janeiro was roughly nine athletes smaller than those sent to the London Games and also featured more female athletes than males for the third time in its Summer Olympic history. Women's basketball was the only collective sport in which Senegal had representatives at the Games, returning to the Olympic scene for the first time since 2000.
The Senegalese roster featured four returning Olympians from London 2012; among them were French-born épée fencer Alexandre Bouzaid, hammer thrower Amy Sene, judoka Hortense Diédhiou, who became the nation's first female athlete to compete in four Olympic Games. Meanwhile, freestyle wrestler Isabelle Sambou, who narrowly missed out the nation's first medal in twenty-four years, led the delegation as the most successful athlete of the previous Games and as Senegal's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Senegal, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Amadou Dia Bâ obtained the silver in the men's 400 m hurdles.

## Athletics

Senegalese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### 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 | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amadou N'Diaye | Men's 400 m hurdles | 49.91 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Amy Sene | Women's hammer throw | 64.83 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Women's tournament

Senegal women's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and clinching the outright Olympic berth at the AfroBasket Women 2015 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 2000.

#### Team roster

The following is the Senegal roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 520 | 316 | +204 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 333 | +54 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 340 | 347 | −7 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 406 | −21 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 428 | −57 | 6 | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 482 | −173 | 5 | |
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 12:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 121–56 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18 |||
| Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7 Asts: Bird 8 | | Pts: Dieng 10 Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5 Asts: Dieng 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 64–101 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28 |||
| Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4 | | Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 58–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13 |||
| Pts: Traore 24 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Diémé 6 | | Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: Tatham 10 Asts: Langolis 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Spain | 97–43 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11 |||
| Pts: Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 7 Asts: four players 5 | | Pts: Sy 16 Rebs: Diarra 6 Asts: three players 2 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 88–95 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19 |||
| Pts: As. Traoré 30 Rebs: As. Traoré 8 Asts: Diouf 8 | | Pts: Petrović 20 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,113 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Senegal has qualified one canoeist in the men's C-1 class by obtaining a top finish and an outright Olympic berth at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jean-Pierre Bourhis | Men's C-1 | 110.94 | 16 | 109.27 | 15 | 109.27 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Senegal has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. French-born and 2012 Olympian Alexandre Bouzaid had claimed a spot in the men's épée, as the highest ranking fencer from Africa outside the world's top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Alexandre Bouzaid | Men's épée | Bye | Boczkó (HUN) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Senegal has qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Three-time Olympian Hortense Diédhiou earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as the highest-ranked Senegalese judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hortense Diédhiou | Women's −57 kg | Verhagen (NED) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Senegal has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Abdoul Niane | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.66 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Awa Ly N'diaye | Women's 50 m freestyle | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Senegal entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Balla Dièye secured a spot in the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Agadir, Morocco.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Balla Dièye | Men's −68 kg | Robak (POL) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wrestling

Senegal has qualified two wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition, as a result of their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.
Key:
* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adama Diatta | −57 kg | Erdenebat (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bonne (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Isabelle Sambou | −53 kg | Bye | Nguyễn (VIE) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Yoshida (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Synyshyn (AZE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | 8 |