Yemen_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics

Yemen at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Yemen at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Yemen competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012.[2] This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics since its reunification in 1990.

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The Yemen Olympic Committee selected a team of four athletes, three men and one woman, to compete in three sports. Among the Yemeni athletes, judoka Ali Khousrof only made his second consecutive Olympic appearance. Taekwondo jin and 2011 Pan Arab Games champion Tameem Al-Kubati was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Yemen, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Yemen has selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.

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
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Women
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Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Yemen was given a wild card entrant.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Yemeni athletes travel to London for 2012 Olympic Games". National Yemen. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Cambodia, Mali, Panama, Yemen Earn 1 Wild Card Each for London Olympic Taekwondo Competition". WTF. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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