Jordan was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Jordan Olympic Committee.
A total of seven athletes, comprising three men and four women, competed in five disciplines: athletics, equestrian, swimming, table tennis, and taekwondo.
Competitors In total, seven athletes represented Jordan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports.
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Equestrian 1 0 1Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 0 1 1Taekwondo 0 1 1 Total 3 4 7
Athletics
In total, twp Jordanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Khalil Al-Hanahneh in the men's 200 m and Baraah Awadallah in the women's 800 m.
The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 16 August 2008. Al-Hanahneh finished seventh in his heat in a time of 21.55 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankKhalil Al-Hanahneh200 m21.55 SB7Did not advance
The heats for the women's 800 m took place on 15 August 2008. Awadallah finished seventh in her heat in a time of two minutes 18.41 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBaraah Awadallah800 m2:18.41 SB7Did not advance
Equestrian
In total, one Jordanian athlete participated in the equestrian events – Ibrahim Bisharat in the individual jumping.
The qualifying rounds for the individual jumping took place from 15 to 18 August 2008. Bisharat did not advance past the second round of qualifying.
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankIbrahim BisharatSam-SamIndividual19713241=60Did not advance41=60
Swimming
In total, two Jordanian athletes participated in the swimming events – Anas Hamadeh in the men's 50 m freestyle and Razan Taha in the women's 50 m freestyle.
The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 14 August 2008. Hamadeh finished third in his heat in a time of 24.40 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnas Hamadeh50 m freestyle24.4059Did not advance
The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 15 August 2008. Taha finished fourth in her heat in a time of 27.82 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRazan Taha50 m freestyle27.8256Did not advance
Table tennis
In total, one Jordanian athlete participated in the table tennis events – Zeina Shaban in the women's singles.
The first round of the women's singles took place on 18 August 2008. Shaban lost 11–3 11–6 11–8 11–5 to Dana Hadačová of Czech Republic.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZeina ShabanWomen's singles L 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
In total, one Jordanian athlete participated in the taekwondo events – Nadin Dawani in the women's +67 kg category.
The women's +67 kg category took place on 23 August 2008. In the first round, Dawani lost to Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Bronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNadin DawaniWomen's +67 kgL 2–3Did not advance
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