South Sudan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| South Sudan at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SSD |
| NOC | South Sudan National Olympic Committee |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 14 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Kuany Kuany & Lucia Moris |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Abraham Guem |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Sudan (1960–) Independent Olympic Athletes (2012) | |
South Sudan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 2016.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Athletics
South Sudan sent two middle-distance runners to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
- 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
- DNF = Did not finish
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Abraham Guem | Men's 800 m | 1:48.74 | 9 | 1:49.45 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Lucia Moris | Women's 100 m | DNF | Did Not Advance | ||||||
Basketball
5×5 basketball
Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| South Sudan men's | Men's tournament |  Puerto RicoW 90–79 |
 United StatesL 86–103 |
 SerbiaL 85–96 |
3 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Men's tournament
For the first time in the history, the South Sudan men's basketball team, the youngest basketball nation in Olympic history, qualified for Paris, through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, as the highest rank from African zone.[2]
- Team roster
A 50-player roster was announced on 30 April 2024.[3] It was cut to 25 players on 3 June 2024.[4] The roster was announced on 24 July 2024.[5][6]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 253 | +64 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 287 | 261 | +26 | 5 | |
| 3 |  South Sudan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 278 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
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3 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 301 | −73 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
28 July 2024 11:00 |
| South Sudan |
90–79 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 28–26, 23–15, 19–10 | ||
| Pts: Jones 19 Rebs: Gabriel 9 Asts: Jones 6 |
Pts: Alvarado 26 Rebs: Conditt IV, Romero 6 Asts: Alvarado 5 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,021 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
31 July 2024 21:00 |
| United States |
103–86 | South Sudan |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 29–22, 18–21, 30–29 | ||
| Pts: Adebayo 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Booker 6 |
Pts: Omot 24 Rebs: Gabriel 10 Asts: Jones 7 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 27,056 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Takaki Kato (JPN) |
3 August 2024 21:00 |
| Serbia |
96–85 | South Sudan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 24–22, 25–23, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 30 Rebs: Jokić 13 Asts: Bogdanović 8 |
Pts: Jones, Shayok 17 Rebs: Gabriel 8 Asts: Jones 10 | |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,916 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG) |
References
- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "FIBA World Cup 2023: South Sudan clinch historic Paris 2024 Olympic berth". International Olympic Committee. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "50 names, huge potential for South Sudan Olympic team". fiba.basketball. May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ @SSBFed (3 June 2024). "SSBF social update" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "South Sudan announces final roster for Paris Olympics". BasketballNews.com. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ South Sudan Basketball [@SSBFed] (24 July 2024). "Olympics Roster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Team roster: South Sudan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 10. Retrieved 25 July 2024.