Bahrain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics, but there were concerns about the nation's participation to the games due to its recent political uprising.
Bahrain Olympic Committee selected a team of 12 athletes to the Games, 8 women and 4 men, to compete only in athletics, shooting, and swimming. For the first time in its history, Bahrain was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event, which did not happen before for an Arab gold nation. Most of them, however, were naturalized athletes (being born from a foreign country) in order to represent the nation in sports.
Bahrain left London with its first ever Olympic medal, won by middle-distance runner Maryam Yusuf Jamal in the women's 1500 metres.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Maryam Yusuf Jamal Athletics Women's 1500 m 10 August IOC reallocated the medals in Women's 1500 metres event due to the disqualification of the gold and silver medallists Aslı Çakır Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, and bronze medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal advanced to the gold.
Athletics
Qualifying standards in the athletics events include fielding up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard
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
Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBelal Mansoor Ali1500 m3:38.69 10 q3:35.407 q3:37.9810Bilisuma Shugi5000 m13:31.84 25colspan=2 Did not advanceAli Hasan Mahboob10000 mcolspan=4
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGenzeb Shumi Regasa800 m2:07.77 3 Q2:01.766Did not advance1500 m4:14.028Did not advanceMimi Belete1500 m4:07.015 Q4:05.918Did not advanceMaryam Yusuf Jamal4:05.393 Q4:02.184 Q4:10.74Lishan DulaMarathoncolspan=4 2:36:20 62Tejitu Daba5000 m15:05.59 6 qcolspan=2 15:21.3412Shitaye Eshete5000 m15:05.48 8 qcolspan=2 15:19.131010000 mcolspan=4 30:47.256
Shooting
Bahrain has one female shooter to compete in the Olympics. Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAzza Al Qasmi50 m rifle 3 positions57633Did not advance
Swimming
Bahrain has two athletes participating in the swimming events.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKhalid Alibaba100 m butterfly1:04.05 43Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSara Al Flaij50 m freestyle33.8168Did not advance
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