Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Ivory Coast at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Ivory Coast sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

## Athletics

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Affoué Amandine Allou | 100 m | 11.75 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 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

## Canoeing

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kotoua Francis Abia | Men's K-1 500 m | 2:00.716 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kotoua Francis Abia | Men's K-1 1000 m | 4:14.411 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

## Football

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Ivory Coast squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Gérard Gili

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1GK | Vincent de Paul Angban | (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas |
| 2 | 2DF | Serge Wawa | (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas |
| 3 | 2DF | Diarrasouba Viera | (1986-12-21)21 December 1986 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj |
| 4 | 2DF | Souleymane Bamba | (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Dunfermline |
| 5 | 2DF | Angoua Brou Benjamin | (1986-11-28)28 November 1986 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Budapest Honvéd |
| 6 | 3MF | Hervé Kambou | (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Bastia |
| 7 | 3MF | Kafoumba Coulibaly | (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Nice |
| 8 | 4FW | Salomon Kalou | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 9 | 4FW | Franck Dja Djedje | (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Grenoble |
| 10 | 3MF | Emmanuel Koné | (1986-12-31)31 December 1986 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | CFR Cluj |
| 11 | 3MF | Anthony Moura-Komenan | (1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Libourne-Saint-Seurin |
| 12 | 2DF | Mamadou Bagayoko | (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Africa Sports |
| 13 | 4FW | Abraham | (1986-07-25)25 July 1986 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Budapest Honvéd |
| 14 | 4FW | Gervinho (c) | (1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Le Mans |
| 15 | 2DF | Mekeme Tamla Ladji | (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Laval |
| 16 | 1GK | Christian Fabrice Okoua | (1991-11-08)8 November 1991 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Africa Sports |
| 17 | 4FW | Antoine N'Gossan | (1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas |
| 18 | 4FW | Sekou Cissé | (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Roda JC |

* Over-aged player.

**Group play**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kouassi Brou | 50 m freestyle | 26.08 | 76 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sebastien Konan | Men's −80 kg | Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | S López (USA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariam Bah | Women's −57 kg | Cheong (NZL) L 0–1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
