# Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Cape Verde competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics, since its debut in 1996.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |

## Athletics

Cape Verde received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male athlete to the Olympics.

### 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 |
| Jordin Andrade | Men's 400 m hurdles | 50.64 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Cape Verde received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission and the IOC Boxing Task Force group to send the men's flyweight boxer David Daniel de Pina to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Daniel Varela de Pina | Men's flyweight | Bye | Zoirov (UZB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Rhythmic

Cape Verde received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around competition to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Márcia Lopes | Individual | 7.550 | 13.200 | 12.550 | 9.550 | 42.850 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Cape Verde qualified one judoka for the women's half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the Games. Sandrine Billiet accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.
| 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 |
| Sandrine Billiet | Women's –63 kg | Khojieva (UZB) W 10–00 | Agbegnenou (FRA) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

For the first time in history, Cape Verde received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Troy Pina | Men's 50 m freestyle | 25.97 | 58 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jayla Pina | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.96 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |