Yemen at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Yemen at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Yemen.svg
IOC code YEM
NOC Yemen Olympic Committee
Website www.nocyemen.org  (in Arabic and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Zeyad Mater [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen (1984–1988)
Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen (1988)

Yemen competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its reunification in 1990.

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Three Yemeni athletes, two men and one woman, were selected to the team to compete each in athletics, judo, and swimming. All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with lightweight judoka Zeyad Mater leading the Yemeni delegation as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] Yemen, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Yemen has received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics. [2] [3]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohammed Rageh Men's 1500 m 3:58.9914Did not advance

Judo

Yemen has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's lightweight category (73 kg) to the Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Zeyad Mater Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Scvortov  (UAE)
L 000–010		Did not advance

Swimming

Yemen has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. [4] [5] [6]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nooran Ba Matraf Women's 100 m butterfly 1:11.1643Did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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