Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Saudi Arabia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
IOC code KSA
NOC Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website olympic.sa  (in Arabic and English)
in Beijing
Competitors15 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saudi Arabia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. As in years past, Saudi Arabia sent only male representatives to Beijing. [1] The International Olympic Committee is reportedly pressuring the Saudi Olympic Committee to send female athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Saudi athletes competed in five sports: athletics, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and equestrian. [3]

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Moukheld Al-Outaibi 5000 m 13:47.006Did not advance
Mohammed Al-Salhi 800 m 1:47.022 Q1:47.146Did not advance
Mohammed Othman Shaween 1500 m 3:45.8210Did not advance
Ali Ahmad Al-Amri 3000 m steeplechase 9:09.7313Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi Discus throw 56.2934Did not advance
Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Long jump 7.9314Did not advance
Hussein Taher Al-Sabee 8.048 q7.8011
Sultan Abdulmajeed Alhebshi Shot put 19.5127Did not advance

Equestrian

Show jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Ramzy Al Duhami Allah Jabek Individual 2285715 Q91618 Q823Did not advance823
Abdullah Al Saud Obelix1056304060Did not advance4060
Faisal Al Shalan Wido1161162958Did not advance2958
Kamal Bahamdan Rivaal1161122654Did not advance2654
Ramzy Al Duhami
Abdullah Al Saud
Faisal Al Shalan
Kamal Bahamdan
See above Team 3813Did not advance3813

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Saied Al-Mutairi Skeet 10439Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bader Abdulrahman Almuhana 100 m butterfly 55.5961Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ali Hussein Aldhilab Men's −69 kg Did not compete

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