Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qatar at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.qa/en (English) (Arabic)
in Beijing
Competitors	22 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Nasser Al-Attiyah
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-six-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-beijing-2008