Qatar at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
Only two Qatari athletes made a final in their events, both in the 3000 metre steeplechase. Neither runner was born in Qatar, with Saifeldin from Sudan and Amer from Kenya originally. Despite a personal best in the final, Amer could not get past his three countrymen competing for Kenya. A major setback for the Qatari team came when Kenya refused to waive the 3-year Olympic waiting period for Saif Saeed Shaheen (originally Stephen Cherono), the 2003 World Champion in the steeplechase.Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...
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- Majed Saeed SultanMajed Saeed SultanMajed Saeed Sultan is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 junior world champion and competed in the Olympic Games in Athens.In September 2005 he became Asian champion.-External links:...
- Round 1: 1:47.92 (4th in heat 7, did not advance, 49th overall)
Men's 1500 metres:
- Abdulrahman SuleimanAbdulrahman SuleimanAbdulrahman Suleiman is a Qatari middle-distance runner who specialises in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He was the 2002 Asian champion over 1500 m and represented Qatar at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
- Round 1: 3:42.00 (11th in heat 2, did not advance, 28th overall)
Men's 5000 metres:
- Sultan Khamis ZamanSultan Khamis ZamanOnèsphore Nkunzimana is a male long distance runnerHis first major competition was the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished ninth in the 5000 metres...
- Round 1: 13:26.52 (9th in heat 1, did not advance, 16th overall)
Men's Marathon
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
The Men's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in...
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- Ahmed Jumaa Jaber
- 2:20:27 (38th overall)
Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase:
- Musa Obaid Amer
- Heat: 8:23.94 (1st in heat 3, Qualified, 14th overall)
- Final: 8:07.18 (4th overall) (Personal Best)
- Khamis Abdullah SaifeldinKhamis Abdullah SaifeldinKhamis Abdullah Saifeldin is a Qatari runner who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase. He is of Sudanese descent.-Achievements:...
- Heat: 8:17.89 (1st in heat 1, Qualified, 4th overall) (Season Best)
- Final: 8:36.66 (15th overall)
Men's Long Jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Long Jump
The Men's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 24 and August 26.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
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- Abdulrahman Faraj Al Nubi
- Qualification: 7.41 m (19th in Group B, did not advance, 37th overall)
Men's Triple Jump
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump
The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....
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- Ibrahim Mohamdein Aboubaker
- Qualification: 16.71 m (9th in Group A, did not advance, 16th overall)
Men's Shot Put
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The Shot Put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have...
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- Khaled Habash Al Suwaidi
- Round 1, 19.04 metres (15th in Group B, did not advance, 30th overall)
Men's Decathlon
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Decathlon
The Decathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 23 and August 24....
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- Ahmad Hassan MoussaAhmad Hassan MoussaAhmad Hassan Moussa is a Qatari decathlete. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a two time Asian Champion in the event ....
- Did not finish
- 100 metres: 10.79 s (907 points)
- Long Jump: 7.04 m (823 points) (Total: 1731 points)
- Shot Put: 13.32 m (687 points) (Total: 2418 points)
- High Jump: 1.82 m (644 points) (Total: 3062 points)
- 400 metres: 48.73 s (874 points) (Total: 3936 points)
- 110 metre Hurdles: Did not finish
- Did not finish
ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
In an extremely close men's Skeet event, Nasser Al-AttiyahNasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011...
survived a five-man shoot-off in the qualification round to make the final. In the final, he shot perfectly, but so did two of the men tied with him, setting up another shoot-off for a bronze medal, which Al-Attiya lost by just a single point.
Men's Double Trap
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Double Trap
The men's double trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece...
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- Rashid Al-Athba
- Qualification: 132 points (11th overall, did not advance)
Men's Skeet
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Skeet
The men's skeet shooting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 21 and 22 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece...
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- Nasser Al-AttiyahNasser Al-AttiyahNasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011...
- Qualification: 122 points (Shoot-off: 4 points) (T-3rd overall, Qualified)
- Final: 25 points (Shoot-off: 9 points) (4th overall)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
Qatar's only swimmer at the Games finished 12 seconds behind the time needed to progress.Men's 400 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
The Men's 400 metre freestyle event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:- Pre Olympic buildup :In late March 2004 at the Australian Championships in Sydney, the defending champion Ian Thorpe overbalanced whilst on the blocks in the heats of the 400 m...
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- Anas Sameer N H Abuyousuf
- Heat: 4:11.99 (43rd overall, did not advance)
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
Both Qatari weightlifters were born in Bulgaria, but changed nationality to Qatari. Asaad won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics, and had he completed any of his three Clean & Jerk attempts in Athens, would have won a second medal.Men's 77 kg
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg
These are the results of the men's 77 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
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- Nader Sufyan AbbasNader Sufyan AbbasNader Sufyan Abbas, born Andrey Ivanov on December 12, 1975 in Bulgaria, is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th...
- 355.0 kg (Snatch: 160.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 195.0 kg, 9th overall)
Men's 105 kg
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg
These are the results of the men's 105 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
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- Asaad Said Saif Asaad
- Did not finish (Snatch: 192.5 kg, Clean & Jerk: DNF)
Asaad failed two attempts at a Clean & Jerk of 225.0 kg, and one at 227.5 kg, which would have placed him 3rd or 2nd, respectively.
Non-competing Athletes
Several Qatari athletes were listed on entry lists, but did not compete in their events. They are Adam Ali Adam Abdu in the 800 metres, Mubarak Faraj Al Nubi in the 400 metre hurdles, Haasan Abdullah Ahmad in the 5000 and 10000 metres, Jaber Saeed SalemJaber Saeed Salem
Jaber Saeed Salem, born Yani Marchokov is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth with a 460 kg total...
in Men's over 105 kg Weightlifting and Abdullrahman Ibrahim A Ibrahim in Men's 60 kg Freestyle Wrestling.
Officials
- President: Hrh Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
- Secretary General: Sheikh Saud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani