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[1]
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
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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[edit]

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

Results by event[edit]

Athletics[edit]

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[edit]

Men's 100m Breaststroke

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

Taekwondo[edit]

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

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• 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