Cabo Verde (CPV)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Cabo-verdiano
Flagbearers18

Participants

Olympic Games 18
Youth Olympic Games 22

Description

Cabo Verde’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) was formed in 1989 and given official recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session in Monte Carlo, in September 1993. Cabo Verde made its Olympic début in 1996 and has competed at all Olympic Games since then, but it has not yet competed at the Olympic Winter Games. They have been represented by 18 athletes in their seven Olympic appearances, competing in track & field athletics, boxing, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, and taekwondo.

The top Olympic performance by a Cabo Verdean came in 2008, when Nelson Cruz placed 48th of 95 participants in the men’s marathon. Cape Verde also achieved four ninth place finishes in combat sports: two in judo, by Adysângela Moniz and Sandrine Billiet, and two in boxing, by Davilson Morais and Daniel Varela De Pina.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1996 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 2 1 3 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 1 1 2 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 2 1 3 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 1 1 2 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 1 2 3 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 2 3 5 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Cape Verde 3 3 6 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Cape Verde 1 1 2 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Cape Verde 15 2 17 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Cape Verde 2 1 3 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 5 2 7 Results
Boxing 3 0 3 Results
Judo 0 2 2 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 3 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 2 2 4 Results
Football (Football) 15 0 15 Results
Taekwondo 1 2 3 Results

IOC Members

Filomena Fortes 2019—