Saudi Arabia at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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Archery
Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Four events were contested in archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. These events included team competitions for the first time in modern Olympic archery. Men's and women's individual competitions continued to be part of the schedule as well....

In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Saudi Arabia entered two men. Once again, the Saudis only narrowly avoided constituting the bottom of the ranking. They placed 82nd and 83rd out of 84 archers.

Men's Individual Competition:
  • Sameer Jawdat — Preliminary round, 82nd place
  • Adel Aljabrin — Preliminary round, 83rd place

Athletics
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
  • Hameed Al-Dousari
  1. Heat — 8:45.25
  2. Semi Final — 8:44.22 (→ did not advance)


Men's Javelin Throw
  • Abdul Azeem Al-Alawyat
  • Qualification — 56.32m (→ did not advance)
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