Saudi Arabia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Saudi Arabia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KSA
NOC	Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Website	olympic.sa (in Arabic and English)
in Sydney
Flag bearer	Khaled Al-Dosari
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Saudi Arabia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medals at these Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Hadi Souan Somayli	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze	Khaled Al-Eid	Equestrian	Individual jumping

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100m

• Jamal Al-Saffar
  1. Round 1 – 10.75 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Salem Al-Yami
  1. Round 1 – 21.18 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m

• Hamdan Al-Bishi
  1. Round 1 – 45.22
  2. Round 2 – 45.35
  3. Semifinal – 45.98 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Mubarak Mubarak
  1. Round 1 – DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

• Hadi Souan Somayli
  1. Round 1 – 49.28
  2. Semifinal – 48.14
  3. Final – 47.53 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Jamal Al-Saffar, Salem Al-Yami, Mohamed Al-Yami, and Mubarak Mubarak
  1. Round 1 – 39.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Mohammed Albeshi, Hamdan Al-Bishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, and Hadi Souan Somayli
  1. Round 1 – 03:09.57 (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Ahmad Al-Kudmani
  1. Preliminary Heat – 01:06.07 (→ did not advance)

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Khaled Al-Dosari	Men's +80 kg	Kim (KOR) L 0–5	Did not advance		Delgado (NCA) W 3–1	Castro (COL) W 3–2	Gentil (FRA) L KO	4

Sources

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site