Guinea at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Guinea at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUI
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Guinéen
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors24 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Naby Keïta & Fatoumata Sylla[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Elhadj N'gane Diallo & Fatoumata Sylla
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guinea competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, dating back to their official debut in 1968.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 0 1 1
Football 18 0 18
Judo 0 2 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 19 5 24

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea entered one female archer to compete at Paris 2024 in the individual recurve competition after receiving the allocations of universality spots. This will mark the first time Guinea have sent an archer to the games.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Fatoumata Sylla Women's individual 619 61  Kaufhold (USA)
L 2–6 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

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 events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Safiatou Acquaviva Women's 100 m 11.97 5 q 12.07 9 Did Not Advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Guinea men's Men's tournament  New Zealand
L 1–2 		 France
L 0–1 		 United States
L 0–3 		4 Did not advance

Men's tournament

Main articles: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

For the first time since 1968, Guinea men's football team qualified for the Olympics after winning the advancing to the finals of the AFC–CAF play-off in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France.[3][4]

Team roster

Guinea announced their final squad on 4 July 2024.[5] Aguibou Camara withdrew from the squad on 10 July after his club refused to release him, and was replaced by Sékou Tidiany Bangoura.[6]

Head coach: Kaba Diawara

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Soumaïla Sylla (2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 20) 1 0 France Reims
2 2DF Naby Oularé (2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 21) 5 0 Turkey Boluspor
3 2DF Bangaly Cissé (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (aged 21) 4 0 Guinea Kaloum
4 2DF Mohamed Soumah (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 21) 7 0 Belgium Gent
5 2DF Rayane Doucouré (2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 23) 0 0 France Red Star
6 3MF Amadou Diawara* (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 27) 0 0 Belgium Anderlecht
7 4FW Aliou Baldé (2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 France Nice
8 3MF Naby Keïta* (captain) (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 29) 0 0 Germany Werder Bremen
9 4FW Henry Camara (2006-05-06)6 May 2006 (aged 18) 0 0 Italy Atalanta
10 3MF Ilaix Moriba (2003-01-19)19 January 2003 (aged 21) 1 1 Spain Getafe
11 4FW Ousmane Camara (2001-11-03)3 November 2001 (aged 22) 7 0 France Annecy
12 4FW Algassime Bah (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 21) 7 1 Greece Olympiacos
13 2DF Madiou Keita (2004-08-29)29 August 2004 (aged 19) 6 0 France Auxerre
14 4FW Amadou Diallo (2006-07-13)13 July 2006 (aged 18) 1 0 France Rennes
15 3MF Issiaga Camara (2005-02-02)2 February 2005 (aged 19) 1 0 France Nice
16 1GK Mory Keita (2005-07-13)13 July 2005 (aged 19) 5 0 Guinea Sangarédi
17 3MF Abdoulaye Touré* (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 30) 0 0 France Le Havre
18 3MF Sékou Tidiany Bangoura (2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 22) 3 0 Turkey Tuzlaspor
20 2DF Chérif Camara (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Guinea Hafia
21 3MF Lass Kourouma (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (aged 20) 0 0 Spain Levante

* Overage player.

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Guinea 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Guinea 1–2 New Zealand
  • Diawara 72'
 Report
Attendance: 4,909[7]
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
France 1–0 Guinea
Sildillia 75' Report
Attendance: 25,965[8]
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
United States 3–0 Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 6,245[9]

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea qualified two judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Mariana Esteves (women's lightweight, 57 kg) and Marie Branser (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mariana Esteves Women's –57 kg —  Escano (GUM)
W 10-00 		 Cysique (FRA)
L 00-10 		Did not advance
Marie Branser Women's –78 kg —  Villiers (NZL)
W 10-00 		 Wagner (GER)
L 00-11 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elhadj Diallo Men's 50 m freestyle 26.45 57 Did not advance
Djenabou Jolie Bah Women's 50 m freestyle 31.90 69 Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Guinea win play-off to secure final Olympic spot". FIFA. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "GUINEA BEAT INDONESIA 1-0 IN THE AFC-CAF PLAY-OFF TO CLAIM FINAL MEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL QUOTA". International Olympic Committee. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "18 joueurs, 4 réservistes, voici le groupe retenu par le sélectionneur Kaba Diawara en vue des JO Paris 2024" [18 players, 4 reservists, here is the group selected by coach Kaba Diawara for the Paris 2024 Olympics]. Facebook (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "BLOQUÉ PAR L'OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA NE PARTICIPERA PAS AUX JO PARIS 2024" [BLOCKED BY OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES] (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Match report – Guinea v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Match report – France v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Match report – United States v Guinea" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.