Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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.
| Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | QAT |
| NOC | Qatar Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 16 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Tala Abujbara Mohammed Al-Rumaihi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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
| 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
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
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 | |
| Ashraf Amgad El-Seify | Men's hammer throw | 71.84 | 26 | Did not advance | |
Judo
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
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
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
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
Beach
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) |
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Weightlifting
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 | 2 | 225 | 1 | 402 | |
References
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "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.
- "'Can we have 2?' Barshim, Tamberi share HJ gold". ESPN.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Finals racing decides Asia & Oceania Olympic & Paralympic quota spots". International Rowing Federation. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- "Fifteen athletes to represent Qatar at Tokyo Olympic Games". Gulf Times. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Tokyo Tracker: Fifteen Berths Secured Via Points In A Variety Of Paths". FIVB. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.