Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 36 athletes from 11 different countries of origin will represent the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 12 different sports, with 14 of the 36 athletes being Iranian.[1]

Refugee Olympic Team at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag
IOC codeEOR
in Paris, France
July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors36 in 12 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Team selection edit

On May 2 2024, the IOC announced 36 athletes will representing the Refugee Olympics Team.[2]

Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport Event
Dorian Keletela   Democratic Republic of Congo   France Athletics Men's 100 m
Musa Suliman   Sudan    Switzerland Athletics Men's 800 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed   Sudan   Israel Athletics Men's 10,000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos   Eritrea   Israel Athletics Men's marathon
Mohammad Amin Alsalami   Syria   Germany Athletics Men's long jump
Perina Lokure   South Sudan   Kenya Athletics Women's 800 m
Farida Abaroge   Ethiopia   France Athletics Women's 1500 m
Dorsa Yavarivafa   Iran   Great Britain Badminton Women's singles
Omid Ahmadisafa   Iran   Germany Boxing Men's flyweight (51 kg)
Cindy Ngamba   Cameroon   Great Britain Boxing Women's middleweight (75 kg)
Manizha Talash   Afghanistan   Spain Breaking B-Girls
Amir Rezanejad   Iran   Germany Canoeing Men's slalom C-1
Fernando Jorge   Cuba   United States Canoeing Men's sprint C-1 1000 m
Saeid Fazloula   Iran   Germany Canoeing Men's sprint K-1 1000 m
Saman Soltani   Iran   Austria Canoeing Women's sprint K-1 500 m
Amir Ansari   Afghanistan   Great Britain Cycling Men's road time trial
Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru   Ethiopia   France Cycling Women's road race
Mohammad Rashnonezhad   Iran   Netherlands Judo Men's –60 kg
Mixed team
Sibghatullah Arab   Afghanistan   Germany Judo Men's –81 kg
Mixed team
Adnan Khankan   Syria   Germany Judo Men's –100 kg
Mixed team
Muna Dahouk   Syria   Netherlands Judo Women's –57 kg
Mixed team
Nigara Shaheen   Afghanistan   Canada Judo Women's –63 kg
Mixed team
Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi   Iran   Germany Judo Women's +78 kg
Mixed team
Francisco Edilio Centeno   Venezuela   Mexico Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol
Luna Solomon   Eritrea    Switzerland Shooting Women's 10 m air rifle
Alaa Maso   Syria   Germany Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle
Matin Balsini   Iran   Great Britain Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly
Hadi Tiranvalipour   Iran   Italy Taekwondo Men's –58 kg
Yahya Al-Ghotany   Syria   Jordan Taekwondo Men's –68 kg
Farzad Mansouri   Afghanistan   Great Britain Taekwondo Men's –80 kg
Kasra Mehdipournejad   Iran   Germany Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
Dina Pouryounes   Iran   Netherlands Taekwondo Women's –49 kg
Ramiro Mora Romero   Cuba   Great Britain Weightlifting Men's –102 kg
Yekta Jamali   Iran   Germany Weightlifting Women's –81 kg
Iman Mahdavi   Iran   Italy Wrestling Men's freestyle –74 kg
Jamal Valizadeh   Iran   France Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman –60 kg

Competitors edit

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 4 7
Badminton 0 1 1
Boxing 1 1 2
Breaking 0 1 1
Canoeing 3 1 4
Cycling 1 1 2
Judo 3 3 6
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 0 2
Taekwondo 4 1 5
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 21 15 36

Athletics edit

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 and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Farida Abaroge Women's 1500 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mohammad Amin Alsalami Men's long jump

Boxing edit

Refugee Olympic Team entered one boxer. Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the spot on the Refugee Olympic Team squad in their respective weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Omid Ahmadisafa Men's flyweight
0
Cindy Ngamba Women's middleweight
0

Cycling edit

Road edit

Athlete Event Time Rank
Amir Ansari Men's time trial

Taekwondo edit

Refugee Olympic Team qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[4]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Reza Abbasi Men's −68 kg
Yahya Al Ghotany Men's −68 kg

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202405024306
  2. ^ "IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES". International Olympic Committee. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo". Inside The Games. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.