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South Sudan at the
Olympics
IOC codeSSD
NOCSouth Sudan National Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
 Sudan (1960–)
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2012)

South Sudan first participated at the Olympic Games in 2016, and have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The country has not competed at the Winter Olympic Games. In their first two Olympics, 2016 and 2020, South Sudan competed only in athletics, but in 2024 they also competed in basketball.

History

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South Sudan was part of Sudan until 2011, when it gained independence after a referendum. Sudan has competed at the Olympics since 1960. Under IOC rules, the South Sudan NOC was not eligible for IOC membership until national sports federations had joined both the NOC and the corresponding international federation of five Olympic sports.[1] Guor Marial competed as an Independent Olympic Athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 47th in the men's marathon.[2] Margret Rumat Rumar Hassan competed as an Independent Olympic Athlete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[3][4] By 2015, Sudanese federations were recognised in athletics, basketball, association football, handball, judo, table tennis and taekwondo.[1] The South Sudan NOC was founded by representatives of these sports on 8 June 2015.[5] After a recommendation by its executive board, the IOC admitted the NOC at its session in Kuala Lumpur by acclamation.[1][4]

Olympic overview

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2012 Summer Olympics

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Main article: Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In 2012, South Sudan was a newly formed country, and had not yet assembled enough national sports federations to satisfy the Olympic requirements to appear as a country; so its athletes instead participated under the flag of Independent Olympic Athletes.[6] Guor Marial competed as an Independent Olympic Athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 47th in the men's marathon.[2]

2016 Summer Olympics

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Main article: South Sudan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Guor Marial in the 2012 Summer Olympics men's marathon in London

The first year South Sudan competed in the Olympics, they sent three athletes. Santino Kenyi and Margret Hassan participated in the men's 1500 metres and women's 200 metres sprint, respectively.[7][8] As the men's marathon has only one round, Guor Marial was the only South Sudanese athlete to get to the finals. He placed 82nd with a time of 2:22:45.[9] Kenyi raced in the men's 1500 m and was placed in heat one, which included Matthew Centrowitz Jr. of the United States, the eventual gold medalist. Kenyi himself finished 12th among 14 runners with a time of 3:45.27 and did not advance.[10] Hassan was in the women's 200 m, where she was placed in heat four. This heat contained eventual gold medal-winner Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, although it was won by the Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Ta Lou. Hassan finished in eighth, which was last in her heat, failing to qualify but setting a new personal best of 26.99.[11]

2020 Summer Olympics

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Main article: South Sudan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

South Sudan only sent one male and one female athlete to the 2020 Summer Olympics, Abraham Guem and Lucia Moris.[12] They participated in the men's 800 metres and women's 200 metres.[13][14] Guem participated in the heats of the men's 1500 metres race in heat one. He finished the race in 13th out of 16 competitors in his heat, with a time 3:40.86, and failed to advanced to the semifinals.[15] Moris participated in round one of the women's 200 metres race in heat two. She finished the race in 25.24 seconds, sixth out of seven in her heat, and failed to advance to the semifinals.[14]

2024 Summer Olympics

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Main article: South Sudan at the 2024 Summer Olympics

South Sudan sent two athletes in athletics and a basketball team to the 2024 Summer Olympics. The athletics participants were Guem and Moris. They participated in the men's 1500 metres and women's 200 metres, respectively. Guem failed to advanced to the semifinals, however he did qualify for the repechage round.[16] Moris did not finish her race, and failed to advance to the first round.[17] The South Sudan men's national basketball team qualified for the men's basketball tournament by being the highest rank from the African zone in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[18] It was the first time that the nation had qualified for an Olympic basketball competition.[19] They failed to advance to the quarterfinals from the group stage.[20]

Medal tables by Games

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1960–2008 as part of  Sudan (SUD)
2012 London as part of the  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)
2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 0 0 0 0 –
2020 Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 –
2024 Paris 14 0 0 0 0 –
2028 Los Angeles future event
2032 Brisbane
Total 0 0 0 0 –

Flagbearers

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See also: List of flag bearers for South Sudan at the Olympics
Summer Olympics
Games Athlete Sport
2016 Rio de Janeiro Guor Marial Athletics [21]
2020 Tokyo Abraham Guem Athletics
Lucia Moris
2024 Paris Kuany Kuany Basketball [22]
Lucia Moris Athletics

References

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  1. ^ a b c Agence France-Presse (2 August 2015). "South Sudan to compete in Rio after becoming 206th Olympic nation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Zaccardi, Nick (28 July 2015). "OlympicTalk: South Sudan set for Olympic recognition". NBC Sports. NBC. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ "From war zone to international spotlight". Nanjing 2014. IOC. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Westcott, Lucy (3 August 2015). "South Sudan Becomes 206th Olympic Country in Emotional Ceremony". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ^ "South Sudan holds Olympic Committee founding meeting". Radio Tamazuj. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Shaheen Urges IOC to Allow New Hampshire Runner and Sudan Refugee to Compete in Olympics As an Independent Athlete". Shaheen.Senate.gov. Office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014. However, South Sudan is only a year old and has yet to form a National Olympic Committee of its own.
  7. ^ "Men's 1500m – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Women's 200m – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Men's Marathon – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Men's 1500m – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Women's 200m – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Olympedia – South Sudan at the 2020 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  13. ^ "1500 m M - Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo - Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  14. ^ a b "200 m W - Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo - Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  15. ^ "1500 m M - Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo - Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Abraham Guem (Athletics) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  17. ^ Kim, Juliana (2 August 2024). "An Olympic sprinter fell during a race. The first person to help was her opponent". NPR. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  18. ^ "FIBA World Cup 2023: South Sudan clinch historic Paris 2024 Olympic berth". International Olympic Committee. 2 September 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. ^ "South Sudan make Olympic history". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Basketball: S. Sudan exit Olympics but make a statement - TRT Afrika". Basketball: S. Sudan exit Olympics but make a statement. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Flagbearers for South Sudan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  22. ^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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