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Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
BRN

Flag bearer
  
Rakia Al Gassra

Competitors
  
15 in 3 sports

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Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Bahrain Olympic Committee

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

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,. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date. Among the country's representatives is Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run. 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 doping violation.

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Athletics

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

    * 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 doping violation.

    Women

    Shooting

    Salman Zaman will be the country's only representative in shooting.

    Men

    Swimming

    Bahrain will be represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games.

    Men
    Women

    References

    Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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