Guinea-Bissau at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBS
NOCComité Olímpico da Guiné-Bissau
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Taciana Cesar[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Augusto Midana
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guinea-Bissau competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 3 1 4

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea-Bissau received universality slots from World Athletics to send two athletes (one male and one female).[3]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Seco Camara Men's 100 m 11.33 PB 7 Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea-Bissau qualified one judoka for the women's half-lightweight category (52 kg). Rio 2016 Olympian Taciana Cesar received an African continental quota as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[4]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Taciana Cesar Women's –52 kg  Park D-s (KOR)
L 00–11 		Did not advance

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guinea-Bissau qualified two male freestyle wrestlers, both of whom progressed to the top two of their respective events at the 2021 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia.[5]

Key:

Freestyle
Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Diamantino Iuna Fafé −57 kg  Sanayev (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 15
Augusto Midana −74 kg  Sidakov (ROC)
L 1–4 SP 		Did not advance  Abdurakhmonov (UZB)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance 11

References

  1. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ Siwach, Vinay (4 April 2021). "Algeria Claims Four Berths as Six Countries Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 April 2021.


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