Ivory Coast competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics.
The Ivory Coast National Olympic Committee () sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 4 men and 6 women, to compete in 6 sports. For the third time in its history, Ivory Coast was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event. Sprinter Ben Youssef Meité was the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000. Among the sports played by the athletes, Ivory Coast also marked its Olympic debut in archery.
Ivory Coast, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London. Sprinter and Olympic hopeful Murielle Ahouré qualified successfully for the final rounds in two of her events, but missed out of the nation's first medal since 1984, after finishing farther from the standings.
Archery
Ivory Coast qualified one archer.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPhilippe KouassiMen's individual63859 (6)L 4–6Did not advance
Athletics
Ivorian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
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
Men AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBen Youssef Meité100 mcolspan=2 10.06 NR2 Q10.135Did not advance200 mcolspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMurielle Ahouré100 mcolspan=2 10.991 Q11.013 q11.007200 m22.551 Qcolspan=2 22.492 Q22.576Rosvitha Okou100 m hurdles13.626colspan=2 Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKinapeya KoneMen's −90 kgL 0000–1000Did not advance
Swimming
Ivory Coast has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKouassi Brou50 m freestyle25.8244Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAssita Toure50 m freestyle33.0966Did not advance
Taekwondo
Ivory Coast qualified 1 athlete.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRuth GbagbiWomen's −67 kgL 1–4Did not advanceL 3–4Did not advance
Wrestling
Ivory Coast qualified in the following events.
Key – Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTanoh Rosalie Benie−48 kgL 0–3 Did not advance19
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