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Yemen at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
YEM

Flag bearer
  
Zeyad Mater

Competitors
  
3 in 3 sports

Yemen at the 2016 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Yemen Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.nocyemen.org (Arabic) (English)

Medals
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Yemen competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its reunification in 1990.

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Three Yemeni athletes, two men and one woman, were selected to the team to compete each in athletics, judo, and swimming. All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, with lightweight judoka Zeyad Mater leading the Yemeni delegation as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Yemen, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Yemen has received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the 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
    • Track & road events

    Judo

    Yemen has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a judoka competing in the men's lightweight category (73 kg) to the Olympics.

    Swimming

    Yemen has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers to the Olympics, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.

    References

    Yemen at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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