Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BRN |
NOC | Bahrain Olympic Committee |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 10 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Ahmed Hamada Jassim [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bahrain competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the Persian Gulf. The sovereign state comprises a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain's population is 1,234,561, including 666,172 non-nationals. It is 765.3 square kilometres (295.5 sq mi) in size, making it the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Bahraini athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Yusuf Saad Kamel | 800 m | 1:46.94 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Rashid Ramzi | 1500 m | 3:37.93 | 4 Q | 3:44.60 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Al Mustafa Riyadh | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||
Mohammed Abdelhak Zakaria | 5000 m | 13:42.04 | 15 | N/A | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rakia Al Gassra | 100 m | 11.49 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Nadia Ejjafini | Marathon | N/A | DNF |
Bahraini sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Sami Kooheji | Laser | 41 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 384 | 42 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
On the course side is an expression used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat was on the wrong side of the starting line when the starting signal was given. According to the Sailing Instructions valid for a specific racing event, being on the course side may entail an immediate disqualification, or it may allow to maneuver for correcting the start procedure.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Khalid Mohamed | 10 m air pistol | 553 | 45 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hesham Shehab | 100 m freestyle | 57.94 | 66 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sameera Al Bitar | 50 m freestyle | 31.00 | =63 | Did not advance |
Athletes from Bahrain participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. They won seven medals, and clinched 19th spot in the medal table.
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Malaysia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previously competed in two other games under the name Malaya. Malaysia, however, did not participate at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
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Bahrain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics. However, there were concerns about the nation's participation to the games due to its recent political uprising.
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