Qatar at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Qatar at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.qa/en  (in English and Arabic)
in Sydney
Competitors	17 (17 men and 0 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ibrahim Ismail Muftah
Medals Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Qatar was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Qatar Olympic Committee.

In total, 17 athletes – all men – represented Qatar in five different sports including athletics, shooting, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting.

Qatar won one medal at the games after Said Saif Asaad claimed bronze in the weightlifting men's –105 kg category.

Competitors

In total, 17 athletes represented Qatar at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across five different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	12	0	12
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Table tennis	1	0	1
Weightlifting	2	0	2
Total	17	0	17

Medalists

Qatar won one medal at the games after Said Saif Asaad claimed bronze in the weightlifting men's –105 kg category. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Said Saif Asaad	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg	25 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, 12 Qatari athletes participated in the athletics events – Ibrahim Ismail Muftah and Salaheldin Elsafi Bakkar in the men's 400 m and the men's 4 x 400 m relay, Ahmed H. Al-Imam and Mubarak Faraj Al-Nubi in the men's 4 x 400 m relay, Abdu I. Yousuf in the men's 800 m, Mohammed Suleiman and Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama in the men's 5,000 m, Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase, Bilal Saad Mubarak in the men's shot put, Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari in the men's discus throw, Abdulrahman Faraj Al-Nubi in the men's long jump and Rashid Khaled Jamal in the men's marathon. ^[1]

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Qatari athlete participated in the shooting events – Nasser Al-Attiyah in the men's skeet. ^[1]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Qatari athlete participated in the swimming events – Wael G. Saeed in the men's 50 m freestyle. ^[1]

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Qatari athlete participated in the table tennis events – Hamad Al-Hammadi in the men's singles. ^[1]

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Qatari athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Said Saif Asaad in the men's –105 kg category and Jaber Salem in the men's +105 kg category. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Said Saif Asaad	– 105 kg	185.0	190.0	190.0	225.0	230.0	235.0	420.0
Jaber Salem	+ 105 kg	200.0	205.0	210.0	250.0	255.0	260.0	460.0	4

External links

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN   1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results . Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• sports-reference

References

1. "Qatar at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2025.