Cape Verde at the 2016 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
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
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
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]
^"The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^"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.
^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.
^Tust, Jay (16 August 2016). "Andrade almost sets personal record, but fails to qualify for finals". Northwest Cable News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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