Senegal at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senegal at the Olympics
IOC code	SEN
NOC	Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
Medals Ranked 132nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer appearances
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998–2002 2006 2010 2014–2018

Senegal has sent athletes to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964. Unlike most surrounding nations, Senegal has never missed any Summer Olympics since its independence. Only once has the country won an Olympic medal: Amadou Dia Ba, who won a silver medal in the men's 400 metre hurdles in 1988. However, Abdoulaye Seye, representing France, won a bronze medal in the 200 metres in 1960, just two months after the short lived Mali Federation gained independence and a few days after Senegal seceded from the federation.

Senegal is among the small group of tropical countries that have participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Its winter athletes have participated in five Winter Olympics since 1984, although they have won no medals. Senegal was represented at the 1984, 1992 and 1994 by Lamine Guèye, and in 2006 and 2010 by Leyti Seck.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1964 Tokyo 12 0 0 0 0 – 1968 Mexico City 21 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 38 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 21 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow 32 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles 24 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 23 0 1 0 1 36 1992 Barcelona 20 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 11 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 26 0 0 0 0 - 2004 Athens 15 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 15 0 0 0 0 - 2012 London 31 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 22 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 9 0 0 0 0 – 2024 Paris 11 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 0 1 0 1 137

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1984 Sarajevo 1 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Calgary did not participate 1992 Albertville 2 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 1 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano did not participate 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi did not participate 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Amadou Dia Ba	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles

See also

In Spanish: Senegal en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Senegal at the Olympics
• Senegal at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics