# Ivory Coast at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, 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, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Ruth Gbagbi | Taekwondo | Women's 67 kg | 26 July |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Football | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 31 |

## Athletics

Ivorian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field 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 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Arthur Cissé | Men's 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.15 | 2 Q | 10.18 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Murielle Ahouré | Women's 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.16 SB | 3 Q | 11.28 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Women's 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.78 AR | 1 Q | 10.79 | 1 Q | 10.91 | 4 |
| Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Women's 200 m | 22.30 | 1 Q | — | — | 22.11 SB | 1 Q | 22.27 | 5 |

## Football
### Summary

Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ivory Coast men's | Men's tournament | Saudi Arabia W 2–1 | Brazil D 0–0 | Germany D 1–1 | 2 Q | Spain L 2–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament

Ivory Coast men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the final match of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, signifying the country's recurrence to the Olympic tournament after a twelve-year absence.

#### Team roster

Ivory Coast's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021.
Head coach: Soualiho Haïdara
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Maxime Nagoli | (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20) | Sol |
| 2 | 2DF | Silas Gnaka | (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22) | Eupen |
| 3 | 2DF | Eric Bailly* | (1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 27) | Manchester United |
| 4 | 2DF | Kouadio-Yves Dabila | (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 24) | Mouscron |
| 5 | 2DF | Ismaël Diallo | (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 24) | Ajaccio |
| 6 | 2DF | Wilfried Singo | (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 20) | Torino |
| 7 | 3MF | Idrissa Doumbia | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 23) | Huesca |
| 8 | 3MF | Franck Kessié* | (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 24) | Milan |
| 9 | 4FW | Youssouf Dao | (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 23) | Sparta Praha |
| 10 | 4FW | Amad | (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 19) | Manchester United |
| 11 | 4FW | Christian Kouamé | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23) | Fiorentina |
| 12 | 3MF | Eboue Kouassi | (1997-12-13)13 December 1997 (aged 23) | Genk |
| 13 | 4FW | Kader Keïta | (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (aged 20) | Westerlo |
| 14 | 4FW | Parfait Guiagon | (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 20) | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| 15 | 4FW | Max Gradel* (captain) | (1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 33) | Sivasspor |
| 16 | 1GK | Ira Eliezer Tapé | (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23) | San Pedro |
| 17 | 2DF | Zié Ouattara | (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (aged 21) | Vitória Guimarães |
| 18 | 3MF | Cheick Timité | (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 23) | Amiens |
| 19 | 2DF | Koffi Kouao | (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (aged 23) | Vizela |
| 20 | 4FW | Aboubacar Doumbia | (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 21) | Maccabi Netanya |
| 22 | 1GK | Nicolas Tié | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 20) | Vitória Guimarães |
* Overage player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Quarter final
## Judo

Ivory Coast qualified one judoka for the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne 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 |
| Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne | Women's −57 kg | Monteiro (POR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Ivory Coast qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing sixth in the A-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2019 FISA African Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the country's debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Franck N'Dri | Men's single sculls | 7:49.19 | 5 R | 8:03.25 | 5 SE/F | Bye | Bye | 7:55.12 | 2 FE | 7:42.55 | 28 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Swimming

Ivory Coast received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked female swimmer in her respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Talita Te Flan | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:38.92 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Ivory Coast entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Defending Olympic champion Cheick Sallah Cissé (men's 80 kg) and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Ruth Gbagbi (women's 67 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, reigning African Games champion Seydou Gbané and twenty-year-old rookie Aminata Traoré secured the remaining spots on the Ivorian taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in the men's (+80 kg) and women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), respectively at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Rabat, Morocco.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cheick Sallah Cissé | Men's −80 kg | Mahboubi (MAR) L 11–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seydou Gbané | Men's +80 kg | Issoufou (NIG) W 15–9 | Georgievski (MKD) L 4–9 | Did not advance | Alba (CUB) L 2–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruth Gbagbi | Women's −67 kg | Katoka (COD) W DSQ | Zhang My (CHN) W 21–9 | Williams (GBR) L 18–24 | — | Titoneli (BRA) W 12–8 | |
| Aminata Traoré | Women's +67 kg | Lee D-b (KOR) L 13–17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Rodríguez (DOM) W 11–9 | Laurin (FRA) L 8–17 | 5 |