Bahrain at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Bahrain at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBRN
NOCBahrain Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors14 (6 men and 8 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Saud Ghali & Amani Al-Obaidli
Flag bearer (closing)Akhmed Tazhudinov
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bahrain competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Winfred Yavi Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase 6 August
 Gold Akhmed Tazhudinov Wrestling Men's −97 kg 11 August
 Silver Salwa Eid Naser Athletics Women's 400 m 9 August
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Gor Minasyan Weightlifting Men's +102 kg 10 August

Competitors

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Bahrain at the Parade of Nations.

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 7 8
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Weightlifting 2 0 2
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 6 8 14

Athletics

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Bahraini track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]

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
  • R = Qualified for the repechage round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Birhanu Balew 5000 m 13:53.11 10 Did not advance
10,000 m 27:30.94 17
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Salwa Eid Naser 400 m 49.91 1 Q Bye 49.08 1 Q 48.53 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kemi Adekoya 400 m hurdles DNS Did not advance
Nelly Jepkosgei 800 m 2:00.63 5 R 2:01.12 5 Did not advance
Winfred Yavi 3000 m steeplechase 9:15.11 1 Q 8:52.76 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eunice Chumba Marathon 2:26:10 10
Tigist Gashaw 2:30:53 34
Rose Chelimo 2:32:08 43

Judo

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For the first time, Bahrain qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Askerbii Gerbekov (men's half-middleweight) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

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
Askerbii Gerbekov Men's –81 kg Bye  Albayrak (TUR)
L 00–10
Did not advance 17

Swimming

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Bahrain sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Saud Ghali Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:22.51 25 Did not advance
Amani Al-Obaidli Women's 100 m backstroke 1:04.27 31 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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For the first time, Bahrain entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Lesman Paredes (men's 102 kg) and Gor Minasyan (men's +102 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Lesman Paredes Men's −102 kg 181 5 211 6 392 6
Gor Minasyan Men's +102 kg 216 1 245 3 461 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

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For the first time since 2016, Bahrain qualified one wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Akhmed Tazhudinov qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][3]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Akhmed Tazhudinov Men's −97 kg  Azarpira (IRI)
W 4–3
 Yergali (KAZ)
W 14–2
 Snyder (USA)
W 6–4
Bye  Matcharashvili (GEO)
W 2–0
1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Freestyle Wrestling: 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualified Nations". United World Wrestling. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.