Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Bahrain at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 in 3 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Rakia Al Gassra | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting,.[1] This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date.[2] Among the country's representatives is Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run.[3] Rakia Al Gassra was the country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony.[2] In athletics, Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[4]
Athletics
- 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Belal Mansoor Ali | 800 m | 1:45.95 | 5 q | 1:46.37 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m | 3:36.84 | 6 q | 3:37.60 | 5 Q | 3:35.23 | 7 | |
| Yusuf Saad Kamel | 800 m | 1:46.94 | 2 Q | 1:44.95 | 3 q | 1:44.95 | 5 |
| Aadam Khamis | 5000 m | 13:44.76 | 9 | N/A | Did not advance | ||
| Hasan Mahboob | 5000 m | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | 27:55.14 | 18 | ||||
| Rashid Ramzi | 1500 m | 3:32.89 | 1 Q | 3:37.11 | 1 Q | DSQ* | |
| 5000 m | DNS | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Al Mustafa Riyadh | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||
| Nasar Sakar Saeed | N/A | 2:20:24 | 37 | ||||
| Tareq Mubarak Taher | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.66 | 4 Q | N/A | 8:21.59 | 11 | |
| Abdulhak Zakaria | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||
* Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[4]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rakia Al Gassra | 200 m | 22.81 | 1 Q | 22.76 | 1 Q | 22.72 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Nadia Ejjafini | Marathon | N/A | DNS | ||||||
| Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 1500 m | 4:05.14 | 1 Q | N/A | 4:02.71 | 5 | |||
Shooting
Salman Zaman will be the country's only representative in shooting.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Salman Zaman | 50 m rifle prone | 588 | 37 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
Bahrain will be represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Omar Jasim | 50 m freestyle | 24.65 | 64 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sameera Al Bitar | 50 m freestyle | 30.32 | 74 | Did not advance | |||
References
- ↑ Bahrain Athletes Bound for Beijing, (U.S.) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain; published 2008-07-30, retrieved 2009-07-09.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bahrain gear up for Games", Gulf Daily News, August 1, 2008
- ↑ "Record Bahrain team for Games", Gulf Daily News, April 29, 2008
- 1 2 ", IOC website, retrieved 2009-11-19, 2009