Somalia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Somalia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Somalia.svg
IOC code SOM
NOC Somali Olympic Committee
Website www.nocsom.org
in Atlanta
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Abdi Bile [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Somalia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Somalia had missed out on the 1992 Games following the country's descent into lawlessness. The Somali National Olympic Committee sent a small delegation to the Atlanta Games, despite Somalia's still being without a government in 1996.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 404
Total404

Results by event

Athletics

Men

Track and road events
AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ibrahim Mohamed Aden 800 metres 1:47.3124N/Adid not advance
Abdi Bile 1500 metres 3:42.3223 QN/A3:33.303 Q3:38.036
Aboukar Hassan Adani 5000 metres 15:19.8036N/Adid not advance
Abdi Isak Marathon N/A2:59:55110

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References

  1. ↑ "Abdi Bile". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Somalia at the 1996 Summer Olympics


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