Saudi Arabia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Saudi Arabia
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
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Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 4x400m Relay
Men's 400m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
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 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
United States
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's 5,000 metres
- Alyan al-Qahtani
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400m Relay
- Saleh al-Saydan, Mohammed al-Beshi, Hashim al-Sharfa, and Hadi Souan Somayli
- Heat — 3:04.67
- Semi Final — 3:07.18 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Hadi Souan Somayli
- Heat — 49.94s (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
- Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya
- Heat — 8:46.37 (→ did not advance)