Oman competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
The country sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games for the first time. Buthaina Yaqoubi represented Oman in the women's 100m sprint."Should Saudi Arabia be Banned from the Olympics?", Huffington Post, July 29, 2008
Athletics
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAbdullah Al Sooli"Team Oman", The Week, July 23, 2008100 m10.535did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankButhaina Yaqoubi100 m13.905did not advance
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
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDadallah Al-Bulushi50 m rifle prone58251did not advance
Swimming
Oman was represented by one swimmer."Team Oman", The Week, July 23, 2008
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMohammed Al-Habsi 100 m breaststroke1:12.2862did not advance
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