Oman at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | OMA |
NOC | Oman Olympic Committee |
Website | ooc |
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Summer appearances | |
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Oman at the Olympics. [1] [2]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
# | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
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10 | 2020 | Summer | Issa Al-Adawi | Boxing |
9 | 2016 | Summer | Hamed Said Al-Khatri | Shooting |
8 | 2012 | Summer | Ahmed Al-Hatmi | Shooting |
7 | 2008 | Summer | Dadallah Al-Bulushi | Shooting |
6 | 2004 | Summer | Hamoud Abdallah Al-Dalhami | Athletics |
5 | 2000 | Summer | Mohamed Al-Malky | Athletics |
4 | 1996 | Summer | Khalifa Al-Khatry | Shooting |
3 | 1992 | Summer | ||
2 | 1988 | Summer | Abdul Latif Al-Bulushi | Shooting |
1 | 1984 | Summer | Mohamed Al-Busaidi | Official |
Oman competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
Oman has competed in 8 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. No Omani athlete has won an Olympic medal.
Oman competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Ahmed Al-Hatmi is an Omani Double trap shooter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer of Oman at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Dadallah Noor Mohamed Al-Bulushi is an Omani sport shooter. Al-Bulushi was one of sixteen athletes, including his brother Abdul Latif, who made the nation's official debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he competed in two rifle shooting events. He placed forty-ninth in the 50 m rifle prone, with a total score of 582 points, tying his position with three other shooters including Israel's Itzhak Yonassi. Few days later, he competed for his second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where he was able to shoot 387 targets in a prone position, 341 in kneeling, and 322 in standing, for an overall total score of 1,050 points, finishing only in fiftieth place.
Hamoud Abdallah Said Al-Dalhami is a retired Omani sprinter, who specialized in both 100 and 200 metres. He represented Oman in two editions of the Olympic Games, and also attained personal bests of 10.44 and 20.94 from the 1999 Pan Arab Championships in Beirut, Lebanon.
During the parade of nations portion of the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.
Oman competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the event was held from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Four Omani athletes, two men and two women, were selected to compete in athletics and shooting at the Games. Among them were sprinter Barakat Al-Harthi, the lone returning Olympian from the previous Games.
Oman competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.