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Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics

{{short description|Refugee team in the summer Olympics}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = EOR

| NOCname = {{lang|fr|Équipe olympique des réfugiés}}

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2024

| start_date = {{start date|2024|7|26|df=y}}

| end_date = {{end date|2024|8|11|df=y}}

| flagcaption = Individuals compete under the Olympic Flag

| oldcode =

| website =

| location = Paris, France

| competitors = 37

| sports = 12

| flagbearer_open = Yahya Al Ghotany & Cindy Ngamba

| flagbearer_close =Farida Abaroge & Kasra Mehdipournejad

| rank = 84

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 1

| officials = Masomah Ali Zada, chef de mission

| appearances =

| app_begin_year = 2020

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

The IOC Refugee Olympic Team ({{Langx|fr|Équipe olympique des réfugiés}}, ÉOR) competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 37 athletes from 11 countries of origin represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 12 sports, with 14 of the 37 athletes being Iranian.{{cite news |title=۱۴ ورزشکار ایرانی در قالب تیم پناهندگان IOC به المپیک پاریس می‌آیند |url=https://www.iranintl.com/202405024306 |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Iran International |date=30 June 2024 |language=fa}}{{cite news|title=IOC REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM PARIS 2024 ANNOUNCED, FORMED OF 36 ATHLETES|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/ioc-refugee-olympic-team-paris-2024-announced-formed-of-36-athletes|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=2 May 2024|access-date=3 May 2024}}

Yahya Al Ghotany and Cindy Ngamba were the delegation's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147014/ngamba-al-ghotancarry-refugee-team-flag|title=Boxer and taekwondo athlete to carry Refugee Olympic Team flag|date=25 July 2024 |publisher=Inside the Games|accessdate=25 July 2024}}

Medalists

{{further|2024 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

Cindy Ngamba won a bronze medal, becoming the first-ever Olympian to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games.{{Cite web |last=Hincks |first=Michael |title=Paris 2024: Cindy Ngamba makes history as first refugee to secure Olympic medal, reaches boxing semifinals |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/cindy-ngamba-history-first-refugee-olympic-medal-paris-2024-boxing-semi-finals |website=olympics.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Paris Olympics boxing: Cindy Ngamba guarantees Refugee Olympic Team's first medal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cqqll47dvdyo |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Ronald |first=Issy |date=2024-08-04 |title=Olympic moment of the day: Cindy Ngamba wins first ever medal for Refugee Olympic Team |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/04/sport/olympic-moment-of-the-day-cindy-ngamba-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=CNN |language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{bronze3}} BronzeCindy NgambaBoxingWomen's middleweight{{dts|8 August}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; float:right;"
style="background:#efefef;"

!colspan=7|Medals by sport

align=center

|Sport

| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| {{gold01}}

| style="background:#dce5e5;"| {{silver02}}

| style="background:#ffdab9;"| {{bronze03}}

|Total

align=center

|Boxing

style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0style="background:#dce5e5;"| 0style="background:#ffdab9;"| 11
align=center

class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
bgcolor=efefef

! colspan=6 | Medals by date

align=center

| Day

| Date

| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |{{gold01}}

| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |{{silver02}}

| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |{{bronze03}}

| Total

align=center

| 13

| 8 August

| bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0

| bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0

| bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1

| 1

colspan=2|Total

! style="background:gold" | 0

! style="background:silver" | 0

! style="background:#c96" | 1

! 1

class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:center;text-align:center
colspan=5|Medals by gender
Gender

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold01}}

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver02}}

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze03}}

!Total

Male

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|0

Female

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1

|1

Mixed

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|0

Total

!style=background:gold|0

!style=background:silver|0

!style=background:#c96|1

!1

Team selection

On 2 May 2024, the IOC announced that 36 athletes would represent the Refugee Olympic Team, before adding the 37th athlete afterward.{{cite web | url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/refugee-olympic-team-2024-paris | title=What is the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games? | date=26 July 2024 }}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%"
scope="col" | Athlete

! scope="col" | Country of origin

! scope="col" | Host NOC

! scope="col" | Sport

! scope="col" | Event

scope="row" | Dorian Keletela

| {{flag|Republic of the Congo}} || {{flag|France}} || Athletics|| Men's 100 m

scope="row" | Musa Suliman

| {{flag|Sudan}} || {{flag|Switzerland}} || Athletics|| Men's 800 m

scope="row" | Dominic Lobalu

| {{flag|South Sudan}} || {{flag|Switzerland}} || Athletics|| Men's 5000 m

scope="row" | Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed

| {{flag|Sudan}} || {{flag|Israel}} || Athletics|| Men's 10,000 m

scope="row" | Tachlowini Gabriyesos

| {{flag|Eritrea}} || {{flag|Israel}} || Athletics|| Men's marathon

scope="row" | Mohammad Amin Alsalami

| {{flag|Syria}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Athletics|| Men's long jump

scope="row" | Perina Lokure

| {{flag|South Sudan}} || {{flag|Kenya}} || Athletics|| Women's 800 m

scope="row" | Farida Abaroge

| {{flag|Ethiopia}} || {{flag|France}} || Athletics|| Women's 1500 m

scope="row" | Dorsa Yavarivafa

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || Badminton|| Women's singles

scope="row" | Omid Ahmadisafa

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Boxing|| Men's flyweight (51 kg)

scope="row" | {{sortname|Cindy|Ngamba}}

| {{flag|Cameroon}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || Boxing|| Women's middleweight (75kg)

scope="row" | Manizha Talash

| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flag|Spain}} || Breaking|| B-Girls

scope="row" | Amir Rezanejad

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Canoeing|| Men's slalom C-1

scope="row" | Fernando Jorge

| {{flag|Cuba}} || {{flag|United States}} || Canoeing|| Men's sprint C-1 1000 m

scope="row" | Saeid Fazloula

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Canoeing|| Men's sprint K-1 1000 m

scope="row" | Saman Soltani

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Austria}} || Canoeing|| Women's sprint K-1 500 m

scope="row" | Amir Ansari

| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flag|Sweden}} || Cycling|| Men's road time trial

scope="row" | Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru

| {{flag|Ethiopia}} || {{flag|France}} || Cycling|| Women's road race

scope="row" | Mohammad Rashnonezhad

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Netherlands}} || Judo|| Men's −60 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Sibghatullah Arab

| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Judo|| Men's −81 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Adnan Khankan

| {{flag|Syria}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Judo|| Men's −100 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Muna Dahouk

| {{flag|Syria}} || {{flag|Netherlands}} || Judo|| Women's −57 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Nigara Shaheen

| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flag|Canada}} || Judo|| Women's −63 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Judo|| Women's +78 kg
Mixed team

scope="row" | Francisco Edilio Centeno Nieves

| {{flag|Venezuela}} || {{flag|Mexico}} || Shooting|| Men's 10 m air pistol

scope="row" | Luna Solomon

| {{flag|Eritrea}} || {{flag|Switzerland}} || Shooting|| Women's 10 m air rifle

scope="row" | Alaa Maso

| {{flag|Syria}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Swimming|| Men's 50 m freestyle

scope="row" | Matin Balsini

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || Swimming|| Men's 200 m butterfly

scope="row" | Hadi Tiran

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Italy}} || Taekwondo|| Men's −58 kg

scope="row" | Yahya Al-Ghotany

| {{flag|Syria}} || {{flag|Jordan}} || Taekwondo|| Men's −68 kg

scope="row" | Farzad Mansouri

| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || Taekwondo|| Men's −80 kg

scope="row" | Kasra Mehdipournejad

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Taekwondo|| Men's +80 kg

scope="row" | Dina Pouryounes

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Netherlands}} || Taekwondo|| Women's −49 kg

scope="row" | Ramiro Mora Romero

| {{flag|Cuba}} || {{flag|Great Britain}} || Weightlifting|| Men's −102 kg

scope="row" | Yekta Jamali

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Germany}} || Weightlifting|| Women's −81 kg

scope="row" | Iman Mahdavi

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|Italy}} || Wrestling|| Men's freestyle −74 kg

scope="row" | Jamal Valizadeh

| {{flag|Iran}} || {{flag|France}} || Wrestling|| Men's Greco-Roman −60 kg

Competitors

Masomah Ali Zada is the chef de mission for the team.{{cite web |title=Masomah Ali Zada reflects on new role with the Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/athlete365/games-time/masomah-ali-zada-reflects-on-new-role-with-the-refugee-olympic-team-for-paris-2024/ |access-date=15 July 2024}}

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
width=180|Sport

! width=55|Men

! width=55|Women

! width=55|Total

align=left|Athletics

| 6

28
align=left|Badminton

| 0

11
align=left|Boxing

| 1

12
align=left|Breaking

| 0

11
align=left|Canoeing

| 3

14
align=left|Cycling

| 1

12
align=left|Judo

| 3

36
align=left|Shooting

| 1

12
align=left|Swimming

| 2

02
align=left|Taekwondo

| 4

15
align=left|Weightlifting

| 1

12
align=left|Wrestling

| 2

02
Total || 24 || 13 || 37

Athletics

{{main article|Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

{{smalldiv|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
  • qR = Advanced to next round by referee
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track and road events

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dorian Keletela

|align=left|100 m

|10.58

|8

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|colspan=4 |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Musa Suliman

|align=left|800 m

|1:49.61

| 9 R

|1:50.11

|9

|colspan=4 |Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dominic Lobalu

|align=left|5000 m

| 14:15.49

|15 {{AthAbbr|qR}}

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

| 13:15.27

|4

align=center

|align=left|Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed

|align=left|10,000 m

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

|27:35.92 {{AthAbbr|PB}}

|18

align=center

|align=left|Tachlowini Gabriyesos

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=6 {{n/a}}

| 2:12:47

|42

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Perina Lokure

|align=left|800 m

|2:08.20 {{AthAbbr|PB}}

|9 R

|2:11.33

|7

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Farida Abaroge

|align=left|1500 m

|4:29.27 {{AthAbbr|SB}}

|14 R

|4:30.53

|12

|colspan=4|Did not advance

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Mohammad Amin Alsalami

|align=left|Men's long jump

|7.24

|29

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

The Refugee Olympic Team entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Iranian badminton player, Dorsa Yavarivafa entered the games after being selected by the IOC.{{cite news|title=YAVARIVAFA VOWS TO 'MAKE EVERYONE PROUD'|url=https://olympics.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2024/05/11/yavarivafa-vows-to-make-everyone-proud|publisher=Badminton World Federation|date=11 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2" | Athlete

! rowspan="2" | Event

! colspan="3" | Group stage

! Elimination

! Quarter-final

! Semi-final

! colspan="2" | Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Rank

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Opposition
Score

! Rank

align="center"

| align="left" | Dorsa Yavarivafa

| align="left" | Women's singles

| {{flagIOCathlete|Yeo|SGP|2024 Summer}}
L (7–21, 8–21)

| {{flagIOCathlete|Ludik|MRI|2024 Summer}}
L (5–21, 11–21)

|3

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Boxing

{{main article|Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympic Team entered two boxers. Former Cameroonian boxer, Cindy Ngamba (women's middleweight) secured the one spot the Refugee Olympic Team squad in her weight division by finishing in the top two at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/boxing-1st-world-qualification-tournament-busto-arsizio-quotas|title=Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament – Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?|publisher=Olympics|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=12 March 2024}} Later on, the IOC announced that Cindy and former Iranian boxer, Omid Ahmadisafa would compete at the Games.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Omid Ahmadisafa

|align=left|Men's flyweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Roscoe|USA|2024 Summer}}
{{0}}L 0–5

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Cindy Ngamba

|align=left|Women's middleweight

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Thibeault|CAN|2024 Summer}}
W 3–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Michel|FRA|2024 Summer}}
W 5–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bylon|PAN|2024 Summer}}
L 1–4

|Did not advance

|{{bronze3}}

Breaking

{{main article|Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympic Team entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Former Afghan B-Girl Manizha Talash (Talash) qualified for the games following the announcement of Refugee Olympic Team by IOC.

During her event Talash wore a cape with the phrase "Free Afghan Women" on it in the pre-qualifier round.{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Manizha Talash Wore a "Free Afghan Women" Cape During Olympics Breakdancing |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/manizha-talash-makes-a-statement-with-free-afghan-women-cape-during-olympics-breakdancing |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Mark |title=B-girll Talash reveals 'Free Afghan Women' cape during Olympic performance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5691415/2024/08/09/breakdancer-manizha-talash-cape-olympics/ |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Breaking competitor unveils 'Free Afghan Women' cape during Olympic performance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/breaking-olympics-afghan-women-protest-paris-2024-b2594105.html |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}} She lost the round 0–3 to India Sardjoe from the Netherlands, before the result was updated to her being disqualified for displaying a political slogan, which is a violation of rule 50 of the Olympic Charter.{{Cite web |last=Schad |first=Tom |title=Refugee breaker disqualified for wearing 'Free Afghan Women' cape at Paris Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/09/breakdancer-free-afghan-women-cape-olympics/74741903007/ |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Olympics breaking: Refugee b-girl Talash wears slogan at Games |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cgm7v44wg0wo |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Nickname

!rowspan=2|Event

!Pre-qualifier

!colspan=4|Round robin

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Manizha Talash

|align=left|Talash

|align=left|B-Girls

{{flagIOCathlete|Sardjoe|NED|2024 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}}

|colspan=8|Did not advance

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

{{smalldiv|1=

;Key

  • H = Qualified for heats
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round}}

=Slalom=

Former Iranian canoeists, Amir Rezanejad confirmed a boat in the men's C-1 for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=6|Preliminary

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Rank

!Run 2

!Rank

!Best

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Amir Rezanejad

|align=left|Men's C-1

|116.16

|19

|119.48

|19

|116.16

|19

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Kayak cross

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Time trial

!Round 1

!Repechage

!Heat

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

style-font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Position

!Position

!Position

!Position

!Position

!Position

!Rank

align=left|Amir Rezanejad

|align=left|Men's KX-1

|79.15

|32

|DNF R

|3

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|36

=Sprint=

Two Former Iranian canoeists, Saeid Fazloula and Saman Soltani; and a former Cuban canoeist, Fernando Jorge; confirmed a boat in their respective classes for the Games, after being selected by the IOC to represent the Refugee Olympic Team.{{cite news|title=Four paddlers named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/four-paddlers-named-ioc-refugee-olympic-team-paris-2024|publisher=International Canoe Federation|date=2 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Quarterfinals

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Fernando Jorge

|align=left|Men's C-1 1000 m

|3:54.90

|3 Q

|4:06.63

|4

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|22

align=center

|align=left|Saeid Fazloula

|align=left|Men's K-1 1000 m

|3:42.80

|4 Q

|3:40.94

|4

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|23

align=center

|align=left|Saman Soltani

|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m

|2:02.19

|7 Q

|2:01.43

|6

|colspan=3|Did not advance

|38

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to next round; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

=Road=

Refugee Olympic Team, entered two cyclist to compete at the games. Ex-Afghan cyclist Amir Ansari, and ex-Ethiopian cyclist Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru were nominated by the IOC to compete at the games.

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Amir Ansari

|align=left|Men's time trial

|40:26.14

|30

align=center

|align=left|Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru

|align=left|Women's road race

|{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish.}}

|—

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympic Team entered 6 judoka (three men and three women) into Paris 2024.{{cite news |last1=Messner |first1=Nicolas |title=The Adventure Continues for the Refugee Team |url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/the-adventure-continues-for-the-refugee-team |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=International Judo Federation |date=3 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626104848/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/the-adventure-continues-for-the-refugee-team |archive-date=26 June 2024}}{{cite news|title=1 in 100 Million|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/1-in-100-million|publisher=International Judo Federation|date=15 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}} The team including; Two ex-Iranian judoka, Mohammad Rashnonezhad and Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi; two ex-Afghan judoka, Sibghatullah Arab and Nigara Shaheen; two ex-Syrian judoka, Adnan Khankan and Muna Dahouk. Dahouk, who left Syria for the Netherlands with her family in 2019, told CBS that she wants to use her platform as a refugee athlete to break down stereotypes and challenge misconceptions about refugees: "I will represent the refugees around the world – to show people what the refugees can do. We are not weak people. We can be athletes, we can be students, we can be anything we want."{{cite web | last=Smolinski | first=Paulina | title=What is the IOC refugee Olympic team and who is on it for the 2024 Games? | website=CBS News | date=26 July 2024 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olympic-refugee-team-2024/ | access-date=1 August 2024}} Khankan, aged 30 and originally from Damascus, fled Syria in 2015 and now lives in Cologne in Germany; he describes Muhammad Ali as his inspiration.{{cite web | last=Fleming | first=Rory | title=Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics | website=CNN | date=18 July 2024 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/18/sport/adnan-khankan-muhammad-ali-judo-2024-paris-olympics-spt-intl/index.html | access-date=1 August 2024}}

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|align=left|Mohammad Rashnonezhad

|align=left|Men's −66 kg

| {{Flag IOC athlete|Khyar|FRA|2024 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Sibghatullah Arab

|align=left| Men's −81 kg

| {{Flag IOC athlete|Casse|BEL|2024 Summer}}
L 01–11

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Adnan Khankan

|align=left| Men's −100 kg

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Eich|SUI|2024 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Muna Dahouk

|align=left| Women's −57 kg

| {{Flag IOC athlete|Jiménez|PAN|2024 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Nigara Shaheen

|align=left| Women's −63 kg

| {{Flag IOC athlete|Awiti|MEX|2024 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi

|align=left| Women's +78 kg

|{{FlagIOCathlete|Morillo|DOM|2024 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

;Mixed

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|align=left|Mohammad Rashnonezhad
Sibghatullah Arab
Adnan Khankan
Muna Dahouk
Nigara Shaheen
Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi

|align=left|Team

|{{flagIOCteam|ESP|2024 Summer}}
L 0–4

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Two shooters achieved quota places for the Refugee Olympics Team. Former Eritrean sport-shooter, Luna Solomon; and former Venezuelan sport-shooter Francisco Edilio Centeno; both would compete at the Games after being announced by the IOC.{{cite news|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=4278|title=Two shooting sport athletes named in IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024 as Solomon earns second Games appearance|date=2 May 2024|website=issf-sports.org/|publisher=ISSF|access-date=21 May 2024}}

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|align=left|Francisco Edilio Centeno

|align=left|Men's 10 m air pistol

|562

|30

|colspan=2|Did not advance

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|align=left|Luna Solomon

|align=left|Women's 10 m air rifle

|601.2

|43

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main article|Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Two swimmers; Alaa Maso (former Syrian swimmer) and Matin Balsini (former Iranian); would represent the Refugee Olympic Team, after being announced by the IOC.{{cite news|title=Swimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso named to the Olympic Refugee Team for the Paris 2024 Games|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/3990914/swimming-matin-balsini-alaa-maso-olympic-refugee-team-paris-2024-olympic-games|publisher=World Aquatics|date=2 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

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|align=left|Alaa Maso

|align=left|Men's 50 m freestyle

|23.90

|47

|colspan=4|Did not advance

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|align=left|Matin Balsini

|align=left|Men's 200 m butterfly

|2:00.77

|26

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympic Team announced five athletes to compete at the games. Three former Iranians; Hadi Tiran, Kasra Mehdipournejad and Dina Pouryounes; one former Syrian, Yahya Al-Ghotany; and one former Afghan, Farzad Mansouri; were all set to compete at the games.{{cite news|title=Five Taekwondo athletes named on IOC Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024|url=http://m.worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=141066&mcd=C02|publisher=World Taekwondo|date=2 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

Originally, two athletes already qualified for the games; Ali Reza Abbasi qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in his division at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China;{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144250/taekwondo-asian-qualifiers-china-with-6|title=China wins sixth Olympic licence for taekwondo|publisher=Inside The Games|date=16 March 2024|accessdate=11 April 2024}} and Kimia Alizadeh qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round in her division at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Later on, both of them could not compete at the games, because Kimia received her Bulgarian passport, which made her represent the Bulgarian team;{{cite news|title=Refugee taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh receives Bulgarian citizenship|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144799/alizadeh-bulgaria-no-longer-refugee-team|publisher=Inside The Games|date=22 April 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}} and Ali's quota was declined by the IOC and being replaced by Yahya.{{cite news|title=Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145106/taekwondo-olympic-berths-reallocation|publisher=Inside The Games|date=6 May 2024|access-date=6 May 2024}}

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|align=left|Hadi Tiran

|align=left|Men's −58 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yaser|PLE|2024 Summer}}
L 3–4, 0–5

|colspan=5|Did not advance

|17=

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|align=left|Yahya Al Ghotany

|align=left|Men's −68 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lo|HKG|2024 Summer}}
L 0–14, 4–16

| colspan=5|Did not advance

|17

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|align=left|Farzad Mansouri

|align=left|Men's −80 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Nickolas|USA|2024 Summer}}
L 7–10, 1–3

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

|11=

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|align=left|Kasra Mehdipournejad

|align=left|Men's +80 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Mara|PNG|2024 Summer}}
W 3–4, 6–0, 15–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Cissé|CIV|2024 Summer}}
L 1–6, 1–13

|colspan=4 |Did not advance

|11=

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|align=left|Dina Pouryounes

|align=left|Women's −49 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Guo|CHN|2024 Summer}}
L 4–5, 0–12

|colspan="2"|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Dinçel|TUR|2024 Summer}}
L 4–13, 1–13

|Did not advance

|7=

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympic Team entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Former Cuban weightlifters, Ramiro Mora Romero; and former Iranian weightlifters Yekta Jamali secured their spots, respectively in men's under 102 kg and women's under 81 kg, after being nominated by the IOC.{{cite news|title=Lifters Mora and Jamali included in the 2024 Olympic Refugee Team|url=https://iwf.sport/2024/05/02/lifters-mora-and-jamali-included-in-the-2024-olympic-refugee-team/|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|date=2 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

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|align=left|Ramiro Mora Romero

|align=left|Men's −102 kg

|166

|10

|210

|7

|376

|7

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|align=left|Yekta Jamali

|align=left|Women's −81 kg

|103

|9

|128

|9

|231

|9

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Refugee Olympics Team entered two wrestlers to compete at the Olympic competition. Former Iranian wrestlers, Iman Mahdavi and Jamal Valizadeh entered the games after being announced to represent the team by the IOC.{{cite news|title=Valizadeh, Mahdavi named in IOC Refugee Team for 2024 Paris Olympics|url=https://uww.org/article/valizadeh-mahdavi-named-ioc-refugee-team-2024-paris-olympics|publisher=United World Wrestling|date=2 May 2024|access-date=21 May 2024}}

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Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

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;Freestyle

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|align=left|Iman Mahdavi

|align=left|Men's 74 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tsabolov|SRB|2024 Summer}}
L 0–4ST

|colspan=4 | Did not advance

|17

;Greco-Roman

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|align=left|Jamal Valizadeh

|align=left|Men's 60 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bakhromov|UZB|2024 Summer}}
L 0–4ST

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|17

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