Chad at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Chad at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

Chad sent a delegation of two athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: Moumi Sébergué, who competed in the men's 100 meters, and Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert, who competed in the women's 100 meters and also bore the Chadian flag during ceremonies. The appearance of this delegation marked the tenth appearance of Chad at the Summer Olympics, the first been in 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and its seventh appearance since its Olympic hiatus between 1976 and 1980. Both Sébergué and Ndikert ranked seventh in their respective heats and did not advance past the qualification round. As of the end of the 2012 London Olympics, there have been no medalists from Chad.

Background

USSR, although delegations were sent to all other games between 1964 and 2008.[2]

The largest Chadian delegation to reach the Olympics appeared in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; each time, Chad's National Olympic Committee sent six athletes. During the 1992 games, the NOC sent the nation's first female Olympian. Since then (and up to the Beijing games), at least one woman has been a part of the Chadian delegation. The smallest contingency of Chadian Olympians occurred during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, when only Kaltouma Nadjina competed on the country's behalf.[2] The delegation that arrived in Beijing consisted of two athletes—one man (30-year-old Moumi Sébergué) and one woman (15-year-old Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert), both participants in track events.[3] Ndikert was Chad's flagbearer at the ceremonies. Up to and including the Beijing games, there has yet to have been a medalist from Chad.[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Competitors in athletics events could qualify for the next round of competition in two ways. Qualifying by right was posting a high result in their own heat, and qualifying by result was posting a high result in overall standings. Ranks shown are thus those within each heat, not in overall standings.

Moumi Sébergué represented Chad at the Beijing Olympics in the men's 100 meters dash. Born in 1977, Sébergué first participated in the Olympics at age 22 when he raced in the men's 100 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, placing seventh in his qualification heat and not progressing to later rounds. He did not attend the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but returned to the Olympics at Beijing at the age of 30.[4] During the course of the August 14, 2008 races in his event, when the qualification round took place, Sébergué competed in the tenth heat against seven other athletes. He finished the race in 11.14 seconds, placing seventh in the heat ahead of Tuvalu's Okinali Tinilau (11.48 seconds) and behind Gabon's Wilfried Bingangoye (10.87 seconds) in a heat led by the Netherlands Antilles' Churandy Martina (10.35 seconds) and Japan's Naoki Tsukahara (10.39 seconds).[5] Of the 80 athletes who participated in the events, the Chadian sprinter ranked 70th. He did not advance to later rounds.[5]

Bahamas' Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (11.17 seconds). Of the event's 85 competitors, Ndikert finished in 64th place. Therefore, Ndikert did not advance to round two and beyond.[7]

The Beijing National Stadium, where Ndikert and Sébergué competed in their events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert Women's 100 m 12.55 7 Did not advance
Moumi Sebergue
 Men's 100 m 11.41 7 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

References

  1. ^
    World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency
    . 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chad on Sports Reference". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chad at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Moumi Sébergué". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Track and Field – Men's 100m Results". ESPN. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Hinikissa Ndikert". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results – Track and Field – Women's 100m Results". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

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