Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Bahrain at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRN
NOCBahrain Olympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors15 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Rakia Al Gassra
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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,. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date. Among the country's representatives is Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run. Rakia Al Gassra was the country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony. 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.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 — Did not advance
Hasan Mahboob 5000 m DNS — Did not advance
10000 m — 27:55.14 18
Rashid Ramzi 1500 m 3:32.89 1 Q 3:37.11 1 Q 3:32.94 DSQ*
5000 m DNS — Did not advance
Al Mustafa Riyadh Marathon — DNF
Nasar Sakar Saeed — 2:20:24 37
Tareq Mubarak Taher 3000 m steeplechase 8:23.66 4 Q — 8:21.59 11
Abdulhak Zakaria Marathon — 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.

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 — DNS
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 1500 m 4:05.14 1 Q — 4:02.71 5
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

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Salman Zaman will be the country's only representative in shooting.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Salman Zaman 50 m rifle prone 588 37 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bahrain will be represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games.

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
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References

  1. ^ Bahrain Athletes Bound for Beijing Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, (U.S.) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain; published 2008-07-30, retrieved 2009-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bahrain gear up for Games", Gulf Daily News, August 1, 2008
  3. ^ "Record Bahrain team for Games"[permanent dead link], Gulf Daily News, April 29, 2008
  4. ^ a b ", IOC website, retrieved 2009-11-19, 2009
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