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Bahrain at the Olympics

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Bahrain at the
Olympics
IOC codeBRN
NOCBahrain Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
8
Summer appearances

Bahrain has competed in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.

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]

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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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

Medals by sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics3306
 Wrestling1001
 Weightlifting0011
Totals (3 entries)4318

List of medalists

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bahraini overtures to Kenya-born runners attract medals, controversy". Reuters.
  2. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/akhmed-tazhudinov-wins-mens-wrestling-97kg-gold [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Gor Minasyan grabs third Olympic medal for Bahrain at Paris Olympics 2024". 11 August 2024.
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