Republic of the Congo at the Olympics

The Republic of the Congo, competing as Congo, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. Congo missed the 1968 Games and boycotted the 1976 Games along with most other African nations. Congo has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Republic of the Congo at the
Olympics
IOC codeCGO
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Congolais
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
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Summer appearances

As of 2016, a total of 74 athletes (45 men and 29 women) have represented Congo at the Olympics. The youngest participant was Alphonse Yanghat, who ran in the 100 m sprint in 1972 at 15 years, 120 days, while the oldest was Gilles Coudray (36 years, 263 days) who competed in the 50 metres freestyle swimming event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. No athlete from Congo has ever won an Olympic medal, however Franck Elemba finished fourth in the men's shot put at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for the Congo was created in 1964 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1964 Tokyo20000–
1968 Mexico Citydid not participate
1972 Munich60000–
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow240000–
1984 Los Angeles90000–
1988 Seoul70000–
1992 Barcelona70000–
1996 Atlanta50000–
2000 Sydney50000–
2004 Athens50000–
2008 Beijing50000–
2012 London70000–
2016 Rio de Janeiro100000–
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total0000–

See also
  • "Congo". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Congo (Brazzaville)". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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