Somalia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Somalia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SOM
NOC	Somali Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocsom.org
in Athens
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Mohamed Ahmed Alim (head coach)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Somalia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Since the civil war that broke out in the early 1990s, the Somali Olympic Committee has been supported by various factions centered on the capital of Mogadishu.

Somalia's two athletes were Fartun Abukar Omar, who finished last in her qualifying heat in the women's 100 meter sprint, and Abdulla Mohamed Hussein who finished with the slowest time of all runners in the qualifying for the men's 400 meters. Many Somali's also followed the progress of American runner Abdihakem Abdirahman who was born in Somalia but left that country at age 13. He finished twelfth in the 10,000 metre race.

The Somali participation was also marked by controversy when the International Olympic Committee banned Farah W. Addo, the president of the Somali Olympic Committee from attending the Games. Addo had earlier been expelled from FIFA for embezzling millions of dollars meant to go the Somali soccer program. After complaints from FIFA, the IOC elected to ban Addo. ^{[1] [2]}

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Somali athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). ^{[3] [4]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abdulla Mohamed Hussein	400 m	51.52	8	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fartun Abukar Omar	100 m	14.29	8	did not advance

Key

• Note–Ranks 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

References

1. "Addo not welcome in Athens". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
2. "IOC: Farah Addo unwelcome in Athens". Somaliland Times. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine