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)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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

1. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
2. "Cabo Verde considera 'histórico' presença de três atletas por mérito próprio" [Cape Verde considered a "historic presence" of three athletes in their own right] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
3. da Moura, Bruno (4 August 2016). "Maria 'Zezinha' Andrade será a porta bandeira de Cabo Verde na cerimonia dos Jogos Olímpicos" [Maria ‘Zezinha’ Andrade will be Cape Verde's flag bearer in the Olympic opening ceremony] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
4. Tust, Jay (16 August 2016). "Andrade almost sets personal record, but fails to qualify for finals". Northwest Cable News. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. "135 quota places for Rio 2016 booked through the four AIBA Continental Olympic Qualification Tournaments". AIBA. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
8. "Lists of Rio 2016 qualifiers updated in Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics". FIG. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
9. "Ten countries secure Rio 2016 places at taekwondo African Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.