Bahrain at the Olympics
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Bahrain has competed in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Bahrain at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BRN |
| NOC | Bahrain Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 79th |
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| Summer appearances | |
Until 2024, all the Bahraini Olympic medals were won by naturalized African long-distance runners. The country's first podium was a bronze in the women's 1500 meters run, by the former Ethiopian Maryam Yusuf Jamal in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. IOC reallocated the medals in Women's 1500 m event due to the disqualification of the gold and silver medallists Aslı Çakır Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, and bronze medalist Jamal advanced to the gold. Four years later in the 2016 Rio Olympics, two Kenyan women got Bahrain's first gold and silver medals, Ruth Jebet in the 3000m steeplechase and Eunice Kirwa in the marathon.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the former Moroccan Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in athletics in men's 1,500 meters but it was later stripped due to a doping violation.
The 2024 Summer Olympics were Bahrain's most successful yet, with Bahrain winning four medals, including Akhmed Tazhudinov winning its first wrestling gold[2] and Gor Minasyan a bronze in weightlifting.[3]
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| 2024 Paris | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 79 | |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 2012 London | Athletics | Women's 1500 m |
| Gold | Ruth Jebet | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase |
| Silver | Eunice Kirwa | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Women's marathon |
| Silver | Kalkidan Gezahegne | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Women's 10,000 m |
| Gold | Winfred Yavi | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's 3000 m steeplechase |
| Gold | Akhmed Tazhudinov | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's −97 kg |
| Silver | Salwa Eid Naser | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Women's 400 m |
| Bronze | Gor Minasyan | 2024 Paris | Weightlifting | Men's +102 kg |
- "Bahrain". International Olympic Committee. 6 August 2021.
- "Bahrain". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/BRN". olympanalyt.com.