North Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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North Yemen at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of North Yemen.svg
IOC code YAR
in Seoul
Competitors8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen (1992–)

North Yemen competed as the Yemen Arab Republic at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. After unification with South Yemen, the nation would return as Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Abullah Alizani from the Yemen Arab Republic lost to Israeli Dov Groverman in the first round. Alizani was slated to wrestle the Israeli, but failed to show up for his match even after he was paged three times, in what an Israeli official called a political snub, and Alizani was declared the loser of the Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg), Greco-Roman match by the referee. [1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [2]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 404
Judo 22
Wrestling 22
Total808

Athletics

Key
NoteRanks 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
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fahim Abdul Wahab 800 m 1:55.246did not advance
Awad Saleh Ahmed 1500 m 4:03.8614did not advance
Anwar Al-Harazi 5000 m 14:49.2516did not advance
Abdul Karim Daoud 10000 m 32:33.0421did not advance

Judo

North Yemen sent two competitors

Mohamed Kohsrof ended ranked 35th in the men's extra lightweight class

Mohamed Moslih finished ranked 19th in the men's lightweight class

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Al-Shamsi −68 kg Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Okubo  (JPN)
L Fall
Flag of Norway.svg  Brekke  (NOR)
L 0-4
did not advance
Men's Freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Al-Ghrbi −74 kg Flag of Finland.svg  Rauhala  (FIN)
L Fall
Flag of France.svg  Beudet  (FRA)
L 0-4
did not advance

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References

  1. "ATHLETES' AMMUNITION ELUDES SECURITY NET".
  2. North Yemen at the 1988 Summer Olympics