Yemen at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeYEM
NOCYemen Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocyemen.org (in Arabic and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Zeyad Mater[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Yemen (1984–1988)
 South Yemen (1988)

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.

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.[1] Yemen, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Yemen has received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male athlete to the Olympics.[2][3]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mohammed Rageh Men's 1500 m 3:58.99 14 did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Zeyad Mater Men's −73 kg Bye  Scvortov (UAE)
L 000–010 		did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.[4][5][6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nooran Ba Matraf Women's 100 m butterfly 1:11.16 43 did not advance

References

  1. ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yemen at the Summer Olympics
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