Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Qatar at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Qatar.svg
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.qa/en (in English and Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Nasser Al-Attiyah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Qatar competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent its largest ever Olympic delegation to Beijing, with 22 athletes competing in seven sports: athletics, swimming, shooting, weightlifting, fencing, archery and taekwondo.[1][2]

Qatar is one of at least three countries that sent an all-male delegation to the Beijing Games.[3][4]

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ali Ahmed Salem Men's individual 627 57  Im D-H (KOR)
L 103–108 		Did not advance

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ahmad Hassan Abdullah 10000 m N/A 27:23.75 8
Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi 110 m hurdles 13.64 5 q DSQ Did not advance
Thamer Kamal Ali 1500 m 3:41.08 8 N/A Did not advance
Daham Najim Bashir 3:36.05 3 Q N/A 3:37.77 7 q 3:37.68 10
Samuel Francis 100 m 10.40 1 Q 10.11 4 q 10.20 DSQ[5] Did not advance
200 m DNS DSQ Did not advance
Abubaker Ali Kamal 3000 m steeplechase 8:21.85 4 Q N/A 8:16.59 8
Felix Kibore 10000 m N/A 28:11.92 22
James Kwalia 5000 m 13:39.96 2 Q N/A 13:23.48 8
Yousuf Othman Qader Marathon N/A 2:28:40 64
Essa Ismail Rashed 10000 m N/A 27:58.67 20
Mubarak Shami Marathon N/A DNF
Sultan Khamis Zaman 5000 m 13:53.38 12 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ibrahim Aboubaker Triple jump 16.03 31 Did not advance
Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari Discus throw 63.83 9 q 62.55 10

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Khalid Al-Hamadi Individual foil  Choi B-C (KOR)
L 3–15 		Did not advance

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Nasser Al-Attiyah Skeet 117 15 Did not advance
Rashid Hamad 106 37 Did not advance

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Osama Mohammed Ye Alarag 100 m breaststroke 1:10.83 61 Did not advance

Taekwondo[]

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Abdulqader Hikmat Sarhan Men's −80 kg  Ahmadov (AZE)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

References[]

  1. ^ "Qatar preview: Qatar targets first ever Olympic gold in Beijing", Xinhua, July 28, 2008
  2. ^ Qatar's Olympic delegation, CNN
  3. ^ "Should Saudi Arabia be Banned from the Olympics?", Huffington Post, July 29, 2008
  4. ^ "Muslimah Media Watch",Muslimahs at the Beijing Olympics, August 14, 2008
  5. ^ "IOC sanctions six athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008". 14 July 2021.


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