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Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Qatar at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Qatar
IOC codeQAT
NOCQatar Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.qa/en (in English and Arabic)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors16 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Tala Abujbara
Mohammed Al-Rumaihi
Flag bearer (closing)N/A
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Qatar competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Fares El-Bakh became the first Qatari Olympic gold medallist.[2]

One of the most memorable events in their second gold medal was Mutaz Essa Barshim who, alongside Italian high jump athlete Gianmarco Tamberi, shared the gold medal respectively, with a memorable quote of Mutaz asking the official "Can we have two golds?".[3]

Medalists

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Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Fares Ibrahim Weightlifting Men's 96 kg 31 July
 Gold Mutaz Essa Barshim Athletics Men's high jump 1 August
 Bronze Cherif Younousse
Ahmed Tijan		 Volleyball Men's beach volleyball 7 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 7 1 8
Judo 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Volleyball 2 0 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 13 3 16

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatari athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]

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
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Femi Ogunode Men's 100 m Bye 10.02 2 Q 10.17 8 Did not advance
Abubaker Haydar Abdalla Men's 800 m 1:47.45 6 — Did not advance
Abdirahman Saeed Hassan Men's 1500 m DNF — Did not advance
Adam Ali Musab 3:42.55 15 Did not advance
Abderrahman Samba Men's 400 m hurdles 48.38 1 Q — 47.47 SB 2 Q 47.12 SB 5
Bashair Obaid Al-Manwari Women's 100 m 13.12 PB 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mutaz Essa Barshim Men's high jump 2.28 =1 q 2.37 SB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ashraf Amgad El-Seify Men's hammer throw 71.84 26 Did not advance

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Ayoub El-Idrissi accepted a continental berth from Asia as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ayoub El-Idrissi Men's −66 kg  Minkou (BLR)
L 00–10 		did not advance

Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by finishing third in the B-final and securing the third of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tala Abujbara Women's single sculls 8:06.29 5 R 8:16.88 3 SE/F Bye 8:24.24 1 FE 8:00.22 25

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatari shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[8]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mohammed Al-Rumaihi Men's trap 121 13 did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[9]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Abdulaziz Al-Obaidly Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:23.22 39 did not advance
Nada Arkaji Women's 50 m freestyle DNS did not advance

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Beach

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Qatar men's beach volleyball pair qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings of 13 June 2021.[10]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Repechage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ahmed Tijan
Cherif Younousse 		Men's  Gerson /
Heidrich (SUI)
W (21–17, 21–16) 		 Carambula /
Rossi (ITA)
W (24–22, 21–13) 		 Crabb /
Gibb (USA)
W (21–18, 21–17) 		1 Q Bye  Dalhausser /
Lucena (USA)
W 2–1 (14–21, 21–19, 15–11) 		 Lupo /
Nicolai (ITA)
W 2–0 (21–17, 23–21) 		 Krasilnikov /
Stoyanovskiy (ROC)
L 0–2 (19–21, 17–21) 		 Pļaviņš /
Točs (LAT)
W 2–0 (21–12, 21–18) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qatar entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Fares Ibrahim topped the field of eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the men's 96 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[9]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Fares Ibrahim Men's −96 kg 177 4 225 1 402 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Fares El-Bakh makes history for Qatar and sets new Olympic record with gold in 96kg men's weightlifting final". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  4. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Finals racing decides Asia & Oceania Olympic & Paralympic quota spots". International Rowing Federation. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Fifteen athletes to represent Qatar at Tokyo Olympic Games". Gulf Times. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Tokyo Tracker: Fifteen Berths Secured Via Points In A Variety Of Paths". FIVB. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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