Mauritania at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Mauritania at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MTN
NOC	Comité National Mauritanien
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Jidou El Moctar[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Mauritania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was held from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio de Janeiro marked its ninth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The Mauritanian delegation featured only two athletes, resulting the country to have one of the smallest delegations at the Games. Among them were sprinters Jidou El Moctar and Houleye Ba, that were selected via universality slots from the IAAF, as the country had no athletes that met the time standards for any events. Moctar reprised his London 2012 role as flag bearer for the opening ceremony, whilst a volunteer carried it for the closing ceremony.^[1] Ultimately, neither Moctar nor Ba progressed beyond the heats of their events, leaving the Games without a single medal for the Mauritanians at these Games.