Djibouti at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Djibouti at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Flag bearer Hussein Ahmed Salah | | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
flag bearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies despite not competing in 2008.[2] None of the Djiboutian athletes progressed further than the heat round.[3]
Background
Djibouti participated in five summer Olympic games between its debut in the
Barcelona, Spain.[5] Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, that was Hussein Ahmed Salah, a marathon runner, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.[6] Two athletes from Djibouti were selected to compete in the Beijing games; Mahamoud Farah in the track and field 1500 meters and Fathia Ali Bouraleh in the track and field 100 m.[3]
Athletics
Djibouti was represented by one male athlete at the 2008 Olympics in athletics:1500 meters runner.[3] It was Farah's Olympic debut but he had previously competed in the 2007 IAAF World Championships.[7] He competed on 15 August in Beijing,[8] and finished 8th out of 12 in heat four[a] in a time of 3 minutes and 43.62 seconds.[8] He was 8.83 seconds behind the winner of his heat, Mohamed Moustaoui.[8] Overall he finished 42nd out of 53 athletes,[a] and he was 1.32 seconds slower than the slowest athlete that progressed to the semi-final round and, therefore, that was the end of his competition.[9]
Competing at her first 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
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fathia Ali Bouraleh | Women's 100 m | 14.29 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Mahamoud Farah | Men's 1500 m | 3:43.62 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||||
Notes
- ^ a b One athlete, Rashid Ramzi, was disqualified.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sports Reference – Countries – Djibouti". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "List of flagbearers Bejing [sic] 2008" (PDF). olympic.org. 8 August 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sports Reference – Beijing 2008 – Djibouti – Athletics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Los Angeles 1984 – Djibouti". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Barcelona 1992 – Djibouti". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Seoul 1998 – Djibouti – Athletics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- IAAF. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- IAAF. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Olympics – Athletes – Djibouti – Fathia Ali Bouraleh". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Beijing 2008 – Djibouti". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
