Yemen at the Olympics

Yemen at the Olympic Games

Flag of Yemen
IOC code  YEM
NOC Yemen Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocyemen.org (Arabic) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
Other related appearances
Yemen Arab Republic North Yemen (19841988)
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen (1988)

Yemen has only competed at the Summer Olympic Games, sending athletes to every edition since its first participation in 1992. Before the Yemeni unification in 1990, Yemenite athletes had competed at the Games as early as 1984, representing North Yemen (1984 and 1988) or South Yemen (1988). Yemen has not yet won any Olympic medal.

The Yemen Olympic Committee was formed in 1971 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1981.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
United States 1984 Los Angeles as  North Yemen (YAR)
South Korea 1988 Seoul as  North Yemen (YAR) and  South Yemen (YMD)
Spain 1992 Barcelona 13 0 0 0 0
United States 1996 Atlanta 4 0 0 0 0
Australia 2000 Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
Greece 2004 Athens 3 0 0 0 0
China 2008 Beijing 5 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 2012 London 4 0 0 0 0
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Total 0 0 0 0

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