Bahrain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BRN
NOC	Bahrain Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors	12 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Azza Al Qasmi
Medals Ranked 79th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Bahrain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics. However, there were concerns about the nation's participation to the games due to its recent political uprising.

Bahrain Olympic Committee selected a team of 12 athletes to the Games, 8 women and 4 men, to compete only in athletics, shooting, and swimming.^[1] For the first time in its history, Bahrain was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event, which did not happen before for an Arab gold nation. Most of them, however, were naturalized athletes (being born from a foreign country) in order to represent the nation in sports.

Bahrain left London with its first ever Olympic medal, won by middle-distance runner Maryam Yusuf Jamal in the women's 1500 metres.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Maryam Yusuf Jamal	Athletics	Women's 1500 m	10 August

IOC reallocated the medals in Women's 1500 metres event due to the disqualification of the gold and silver medallists Aslı Çakır Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, and bronze medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal advanced to the gold.

Athletics

Qualifying standards in the athletics events include fielding up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard^[2][3]

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Genzeb Shumi Regasa	800 m	2:07.77	3 Q	2:01.76	6	Did not advance
	1500 m	4:14.02	8	Did not advance
Mimi Belete	1500 m	4:07.01	5 Q	4:05.91	8	Did not advance
Maryam Yusuf Jamal		4:05.39	3 Q	4:02.18	4 Q	4:10.74
Lishan Dula	Marathon	—				2:36:20	62
Tejitu Daba	5000 m	15:05.59	6 q	—		15:21.34	12
Shitaye Eshete	5000 m	15:05.48	8 q	—		15:19.13	10
	10000 m	—				30:47.25	6

Shooting

Bahrain has one female shooter to compete in the Olympics.^[1]

Women

Swimming

Bahrain has two athletes participating in the swimming events.^[1]

Men

Women