Djibouti at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Djibouti at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Djibouti.svg
IOC code DJI
NOC Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
in Beijing
Competitors2 in 1 sports
Flag bearer Hussein Ahmed Salah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Djibouti took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. [1] The country's participation at Beijing marked its sixth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. [1] The Djibouti delegation included two athletes in 2008; Mahamoud Farah, a middle-distance runner, and Fathia Ali Bouraleh, a sprinter. Hussein Ahmed Salah, Djibouti's only Olympic medalist, was selected as the flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies despite not competing in 2008. [2] None of the Djiboutian athletes progressed further than the heat round. [3]

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Background

Djibouti participated in five summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [1] Djibouti made their Olympic debut in 1984, sending three athletes to the games. [4] The most number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer games is eight [1] in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. [5] Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, that was Hussein Ahmed Salah, a marathon runner, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon. [6] Two athletes from Djibouti were selected to compete in the Beijing games; Mahamoud Farah in the track and field 1500 meters and Fathia Ali Bouraleh in the track and field 100 m. [3]

Athletics

Djibouti was represented by one male athlete at the 2008 Olympics in athletics: [3] Mahamoud Farah, a 1500 meters runner. [3] It was Farah's Olympic debut but he had previously competed in the 2007 IAAF World Championships. [7] He competed on 15 August in Beijing, [8] and finished 8th out of 12 in heat four [lower-alpha 1] in a time of 3 minutes and 43.62 seconds. [8] He was 8.83 seconds behind the winner of his heat, Mohamed Moustaoui. [8] Overall he finished 42nd out of 53 athletes, [lower-alpha 1] and he was 1.32 seconds slower than the slowest athlete that progressed to the semi-final round and, therefore, that was the end of his competition. [9]

The Beijing National Stadium, where Farah and Ali Bouraleh competed Beijing National Stadium 1.jpg
The Beijing National Stadium, where Farah and Ali Bouraleh competed

Competing at her first Olympics, [10] Fathia Ali Bouraleh was the oldest competitor for Djibouti at these Olympics, aged 20. [11] She competed in the 100 meters on 16 August. [12] Ali Bouraleh was drawn into heat four. [12] Ali Bouraleh ran a time of 14.29 seconds and finished last in her heat, 2.99 second behind the winner, Chandra Sturrup. [12] She finished 84th out of 85 athletes overall and was 0.51 seconds faster than the slowest athlete, Robina Muqimyar. [13] She was 3.16 seconds behind the fastest athlete and 2.64 seconds behind the slowest athlete who progressed to the semi-finals, Thi Huong Vu. [13] Therefore, Ali Bouraleh did not progress to the quarter-finals. [13]

Key
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fathia Ali Bouraleh Women's 100 m 14.298Did not advance
Mahamoud Farah Men's 1500 m 3:43.629N/ADid not advance

Notes

  1. 1 2 One athlete, Rashid Ramzi, was disqualified. [8]

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