Saudi Arabia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors
Medals Rank: 61	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 2
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Saudi Arabia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first ever Olympic medals at these Games.

Medalists

Silver

• Hadi Souan Somayli — Athletics, Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Bronze

• Khaled Al-Eid — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100m

• Jamal Al-Saffar
  1. Round 1 — 10.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Salem Al-Yami
  1. Round 1 — 21.18 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Hamdan Al-Bishi
  1. Round 1 — 45.22
  2. Round 2 — 45.35
  3. Semifinal — 45.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Mubarak Mubarak
  1. Round 1 — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Hadi Souan Somayli
  1. Round 1 — 49.28
  2. Semifinal — 48.14
  3. Final — 47.53 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Jamal Al-Saffar, Salem Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Yami, and Mubarak Mubarak
  1. Round 1 — 39.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Mohammed Albeshi, Hamdan Al-Bishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, and Hadi Souan Somayli
  1. Round 1 — 03:09.57 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Ahmad Al-Kudmani
  1. Preliminary Heat — 01:06.07 (→ did not advance)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site