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 was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Somali Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, four athletes – all men – represented Somalia in one sport: athletics.

Background

The Somali Olympic Committee was formed in 1971 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the following year allowing the country to make its Olympic debut at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. They were absent from the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and missed the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union after taking part in the United States-led boycott. They returned with a record delegation of seven athletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. They did not compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain as a result of the 1992 famine in Somalia. The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States marked Somalia's fourth appearance at the Olympics. [2]

Competitors

In total, four athletes represented Somalia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in one sport. [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 404
Total404

Athletics

In total, four Somali athletes participated in the athletics events – Aboukar Hassan Adani in the men's 5,000 metres, Ibrahim Mohamed Aden in the men's 800 m, Abdi Bile in the men's 1,500 metres and Abdi Isak in the men's marathon. [3]

AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ibrahim Mohamed Aden 800 metres 1:47.3124N/Adid not advance
Abdi Bile 1,500 metres 3:42.3223 QN/A3:33.303 Q3:38.036
Aboukar Hassan Adani 5,000 metres 15:19.8036N/Adid not advance
Abdi Isak Marathon N/A2:59:55110

Aftermath

Somalia have returned for every subsequent games but they have not sent a delegation larger than two athletes since the 1996 games. Until the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, all of their athletes had competed in the athletics events. [2]

References

  1. "Abdi Bile". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Somalia (SOM)". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Somalia at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.