Yemen at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Yemen at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Yemen.svg
IOC code YEM
NOC Yemen Olympic Committee
Website www.nocyemen.org  (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Tameem Al-Kubati (opening) [1]
Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen (19841988)
Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen (1988)

Yemen competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. [2] This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics since its reunification in 1990.

Contents

The Yemen Olympic Committee selected a team of four athletes, three men and one woman, to compete in three sports. Among the Yemeni athletes, judoka Ali Khousrof only made his second consecutive Olympic appearance. Taekwondo jin and 2011 Pan Arab Games champion Tameem Al-Kubati was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Yemen, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Yemen has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi 1500 m 3:55.4614Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fatima Sulaiman Dahman 100 m 13.958Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Khousrof Men's −60 kg ByeFlag of Monaco.svg  Siccardi  (MON)
L 0012–0101
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Yemen was given a wild card entrant. [3]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Tameem Al-Kubati Men's −58 kg Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Mercedes  (DOM)
W 8–3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Oviedo  (COL)
L 2–14 PTG
Did not advance

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References

  1. Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics . Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. "Yemeni athletes travel to London for 2012 Olympic Games". National Yemen. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. "Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo Competition". WTF. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.