Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting.Bahrain Athletes Bound for Beijing , (U.S.) Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain; published 2008-07-30, retrieved 2009-07-09. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date."Bahrain gear up for Games", Gulf Daily News, August 1, 2008 Among the country's representatives was Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run."Record Bahrain team for Games", Gulf Daily News, April 29, 2008 Rakia Al Gassra was the country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony. In athletics, Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to a doping violation.", IOC website, retrieved 2009-11-19, 2009
Athletics
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBelal Mansoor Ali800 m1:45.955 q1:46.375Did not advance1500 m3:36.846 q3:37.605 Q3:35.237Yusuf Saad Kamel800 m1:46.942 Q1:44.953 q1:44.955Aadam Khamis5000 m13:44.769colspan=2 Did not advanceHasan Mahboob5000 mcolspan=2 Did not advance10000 mcolspan=4 27:55.1418Rashid Ramzi1500 m3:32.891 Q3:37.111 Q3:32.94*5000 mcolspan=2 Did not advanceAl Mustafa RiyadhMarathoncolspan=4 Nasar Sakar Saeedcolspan=4 2:20:2437Tareq Mubarak Taher3000 m steeplechase8:23.664 Qcolspan=2 8:21.5911Abdulhak ZakariaMarathoncolspan=4 * Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to a doping violation.
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRakia Al Gassra200 m22.811 Q22.761 Q22.726Did not advanceNadia EjjafiniMarathoncolspan=6 Maryam Yusuf Jamal1500 m4:05.141 Qcolspan=4 4:02.715 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
Shooting
Salman Zaman was the country's only representative in shooting.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSalman Zaman50 m rifle prone58837Did not advance
Swimming
Bahrain was represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOmar Jasim50 m freestyle24.6564Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSameera Al Bitar50 m freestyle30.3274Did not advance
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