Mauritania has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984, and has yet to win an Olympic medal. The nation hasn’t participated in any Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee was formed in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1979. Mauritania's debut female Olympian was Fatou Dieng, who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Flag bearers
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Mauritania at the Olympics.[1][2]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Summer | Oumar Samba Sy | Wrestling | [1] |
| 2 | 1988 | Summer | Oumar Samba Sy | Wrestling | |
| 3 | 1992 | Summer | |||
| 4 | 1996 | Summer | Noureddine Ould Ménira[a] | Athletics | [1] |
| 5 | 2000 | Summer | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel | Athletics | |
| 6 | 2004 | Summer | Youba Ould H'Meïde | Athletics | |
| 7 | 2008 | Summer | Souleymane Ould Chebal | Athletics | |
| 8 | 2012 | Summer | Jidou El Moctar | Athletics | |
| 9 | 2016 | Summer | Jidou El Moctar | Athletics | |
| 10 | 2020 | Summer | Abidine Abidine | Athletics | [4] |
| Houlèye Ba | |||||
| 11 | 2024 | Summer | Salam Bouha Ahamdy | Athletics | [5] |
| Camil Doua | Swimming |
Notes
See also
External links
- "Mauritania". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2021.
- "Mauritania". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/MTN". olympanalyt.com.
References
- 1 2 3 "Flagbearers for Mauritania". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ Mauritania. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "ولد منيره العداء الموريتاني الذي حطم الرقم القياسي الوطني عدة مرات ولم ينل من طرف القائمين على الشأن الرياضي أي تشجيع". carrefor.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
