Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Bahrain at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Bahrain.svg
IOC code BRN
NOC Bahrain 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. [1] This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date. [2] Among the country's representatives was 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 a doping violation. [4]

Contents

Athletics

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Belal Mansoor Ali 800 m 1:45.955 q1:46.375Did not advance
1500 m 3:36.846 q3:37.605 Q3:35.237
Yusuf Saad Kamel 800 m 1:46.942 Q1:44.953 q1:44.955
Aadam Khamis 5000 m 13:44.769—Did not advance
Hasan Mahboob 5000 m DNS—Did not advance
10000 m —27:55.1418
Rashid Ramzi 1500 m 3:32.891 Q3:37.111 Q3:32.94DSQ*
5000 m DNS—Did not advance
Al Mustafa Riyadh Marathon —DNF
Nasar Sakar Saeed —2:20:2437
Tareq Mubarak Taher 3000 m steeplechase 8:23.664 Q—8:21.5911
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 a doping violation. [4]

Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rakia Al Gassra 200 m 22.811 Q22.761 Q22.726Did not advance
Nadia Ejjafini Marathon —DNS
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 1500 m 4:05.141 Q—4:02.715
Key

Shooting

Salman Zaman was the country's only representative in shooting. [2]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Salman Zaman 50 m rifle prone 58837Did not advance

Swimming

Bahrain was represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games. [2]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Omar Jasim 50 m freestyle 24.6564Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sameera Al Bitar 50 m freestyle 30.3274Did not advance

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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 ", IOC website, retrieved 2009-11-19, 2009
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