Bahrain at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Bahrain at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Dawood Yosuf | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Bahrain competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Fatema Hameed Gerashi, who represented Bahrain in swimming, was the youngest competitor of any event and any nationality at the Games, aged only 12.[1] She was also, with runner Mariam Mohamed Hadi Al Hilli, one of the first ever female competitors to represent Bahrain at the Olympics[2] - although two women had previously competed for Bahrain at the Paralympic Games in 1984.[3]
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 800m
- Mohamed Saleh Naji Haidara
- Round 1 — 01:56.64 (did not advance)
Women's 100m
- Mariam Mohamed Hadi Al Hilli
- Round 1 — 13.98 (did not advance)
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Dawood Yosuf Mohamed Jassim
- Preliminary Heat — 1:02.45 (did not advance)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Fatema Hameed Gerashi
- Preliminary Heat — DSQ (did not advance)
References
- ↑ "Trio of try-hards splash their way into our hearts", The Times, September 22, 2000
- ↑ "Arab women make breakthrough at Games", CNN, September 23, 2000
- ↑ Bahrain at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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