Saudi Arabia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. As in years past, Saudi Arabia sent only male representatives to Beijing. The International Olympic Committee is reportedly pressuring the Saudi Olympic Committee to send female athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics."Saudi women vie for Olympic rights", BBC, June 13, 2008
The 15 Saudi athletes competed in five sports: athletics, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and equestrian."Saudi Arabia says Games team will not include women", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2008
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMoukheld Al-Outaibi5000 m13:47.006colspan=2 Did not advanceMohammed Al-Salhi800 m1:47.022 Q1:47.146Did not advanceMohammed Othman Shaween1500 m3:45.8210Did not advanceAli Ahmad Al-Amri3000 m steeplechase9:09.7313colspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionSultan Mubarak Al-DawoodiDiscus throw56.2934Did not advanceMohamed Salman Al-KhuwalidiLong jump7.9314Did not advanceHussein Taher Al-Sabee8.048 q7.8011Sultan Abdulmajeed AlhebshiShot put19.5127Did not advance
Equestrian
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankRamzy Al DuhamiAllah JabekIndividual2285715 Q91618 Q823Did not advance823Abdullah Al SaudObelix1056304060Did not advance4060Faisal Al ShalanWido1161162958Did not advance2958Kamal BahamdanRivaal1161122654Did not advance2654Ramzy Al DuhamiAbdullah Al SaudFaisal Al ShalanKamal BahamdanSee aboveTeamcolspan=8 3813Did not advance3813
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSaied Al-Mutairi Skeet10439Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankBader Abdulrahman Almuhana100 m butterfly55.5961Did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankAli Hussein AldhilabMen's −69 kgDid not compete
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