Bahrain at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Bahrain at the
2016 Summer Olympics

IOC code| BRN
NOC| Bahrain Olympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 35 in 4 sports
Flag bearer | Farhan Saleh[1]
Medals
Ranked 48th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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* 1988
* 1992
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* 2000
* 2004
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* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Bahrain competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This nation marked its ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee fielded a team of 35 athletes, 21 men and 14 women, across four different sports at the Games. It was the nation's largest ever delegation sent to the Olympics, roughly a triple of its full roster size at any edition since it debuted in 1984.[2] Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Bahrain marked its Olympic debut in wrestling. More than fifty percent of the nation's roster were born outside Bahrain; majority of its athletes hailed from select African countries, particularly in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Kenya.[3]

Notable Bahraini athletes featured sprinters Abubakar Abbas and Ali Khamis in the men's 400 metres, London 2012 Olympians Mimi Belete and Shitaye Eshete (both came from Ethiopia), Kenyan-born marathon runner and 2015 world bronze medalist Eunice Kirwa, Jamaican-born sprinters Kemarley Brown and Andrew Fisher, Russian-born freestyle wrestler Adam Batirov, and freestyle swimmer Farhan Saleh, who eventually carried the nation's flag at the opening ceremony, the first by a male since 2004.[1]

Bahrain left Rio de Janeiro with two medals (one gold and one silver), signifying its most successful outcome in Olympic history. These medals were awarded to Bahrain's first ever Olympic champion Ruth Jebet in the women's 3000 m steeplechase, and Kirwa, who earned a silver in the women's marathon.[4][5]

## Medalists

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Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2016 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Ruth Jebet | Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 15 August
Silver | Eunice Kirwa | Athletics | Women's marathon | 14 August

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bahraini athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[6][7] The track and field team was named on May 11, 2016, including track star Abubakar Abbas, 2014 Asian Games champion Kemi Adekoya, and two-time silver medalist Mimi Belete.[8]

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
Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Kemarley Brown | 100 m | Bye  | 10.13  | 1 Q | 10.13  | 5  | Did not advance
Andrew Fisher | Bye  | 10.12  | 2 Q | DSQ | Did not advance
Salem Eid Yaqoob | 200 m | 20.19  | 1 Q | —  | 20.43  | 5  | Did not advance
Abubakar Abbas | 400 m | DSQ | —  | Did not advance
Ali Khamis | 45.12  | 1 Q | —  | 44.49  | 3 q | 44.36 NR | 6
Abraham Rotich | 800 m | DSQ | —  | Did not advance
Benson Seurei | 1500 m | 3:38.82  | 7 q | —  | 3:40.53  | 8  | Did not advance
Zouhair Aouad | 5000 m | DNF | —  | Did not advance
Birhanu Balew | 13:19.83  | 4 Q | —  | 13:09.26  | 9
Albert Kibichii Rop | 13:24.95  | 2 Q | —  | 13:08.79  | 7
Nelson Cherutich | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:35.87  | 9  | —  | Did not advance
John Kibet Koech | 8:28.81  | 6  | —  | Did not advance
Hassan Chani | 10000 m | —  | DNF
Abraham Cheroben | —  | 27:31.86  | 10
El Hassan El-Abbassi | —  | 28:20.17  | 26
Alemu Bekele | Marathon | —  | DNF
Isaac Korir | —  | DNF
Ruth Jebet gave Bahrain its first Olympic gold medal in the women's 3000 m steeplechase.

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Hajar Alkhaldi | 100 m | Bye  | 11.59  | 6  | Did not advance
Iman Essa Jasim | Bye  | 11.72  | 7  | Did not advance
Edidiong Odiong | 200 m | 22.74  | 1 Q | —  | 22.84  | 6  | Did not advance
Oluwakemi Adekoya | 400 m | 50.72  | 2 Q | —  | 50.88  | 4  | Did not advance
Tigist Gashaw | 1500 m | 4:10.96  | 11  | —  | Did not advance
Mimi Belete | 5000 m | 15:29.72  | 10  | —  | Did not advance
Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | DNS | —  | Did not advance
Ruth Jebet | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:12.62  | 1 Q | —  | 8:59.75  |
Tigest Mekonin | 9:49.92  | 12  | —  | Did not advance
Rose Chelimo | Marathon | —  | 2:27:36  | 8
Shitaye Eshete | —  | DNF
Eunice Kirwa | —  | 2:24:13  |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bahrain has received an invitation from ISSF to send Mahmood Haji in the men's rifle events to the Olympics.[8][9]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Mahmood Haji | Men's 50 m rifle prone | 612.6  | 46  | Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bahrain has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[10][11][12]

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Farhan Saleh | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.61  | 58  | Did not advance
Fatema Almahmeed | Women's 50 m freestyle | 32.28  | 74  | Did not advance

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Bahrain has qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 65 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of his semifinal triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[13][14]

Key:

* VT – Victory by Fall.
* PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Adam Batirov | −65 kg | Bye  |  Navruzov (UZB)
L 1–3 PP | Did not advance  | 14

## References

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1. ^ a b "Saleh to carry Bahrain flag at Rio opening". Gulf Daily News. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
2. ^ "Record number of Bahrain athletes at Olympics". DT News of Bahrain. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
3. ^ Kuo, Lily (16 August 2016). "Bahrain's gold-medal Olympic track team is almost entirely made up of Africans". Quartz. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
4. ^ "Golden Girl: Ruthless Jebet wins steeplechase for Bahrain". Gulf Daily News. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
5. ^ "Bahrain lures Kenyan runners – Overtures attract medals, controversy". Arab Times. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
6. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
8. ^ a b "Bahrain: Rio Olympics athletes announced". Al Bawaba. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
9. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
10. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
11. ^ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
12. ^ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
13. ^ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
14. ^ May, William (24 April 2016). "Batirov Adds Bahrain to Rio 2016 Wrestling Events at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

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