Mali sent a delegation of 17 athletes in 4 sports to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Most notable Malian participants are the 12 members of the Mali women's national basketball team winners of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 and Daba Modibo Keita, the 2007 World Taekwondo Champion. The remaining four athletes are Mohamed Coulibaly and Mariam Pauline Keita in Swimming and Ibrahima Maiga and Kadiatou Camara in Track and Field events.
Athletics
Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankIbrahima Maiga400 m hurdles50.576Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKadiatou Camara200 m23.062 Q23.065Did 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
Basketball
Women's tournament The women's national team qualified by winning FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007.
Roster
Group play
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Mohamed Coulibaly50 m freestyle29.0986Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Mariam Pauline Keita100 m breaststroke1:24.2649Did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDaba Modibo KeitaMen's +80 kgW 6–5L 0–1Did not advance
References
Tout savoir sur les délégations africaines Jean-François Pérès, Radio France International 31 July 2008 Mali athlete list, Sports Illustrated, accessed 2008-08-11.