Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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 athletes competed in five sports: athletics, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and equestrian.

## Athletics

### 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 | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Moukheld Al-Outaibi | 5000 m | 13:47.00 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohammed Al-Salhi | 800 m | 1:47.02 | 2 Q | 1:47.14 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohammed Othman Shaween | 1500 m | 3:45.82 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ali Ahmad Al-Amri | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:09.73 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi | Discus throw | 56.29 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi | Long jump | 7.93 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hussein Taher Al-Sabee | Long jump | 8.04 | 8 q | 7.80 | 11 |
| Sultan Abdulmajeed Alhebshi | Shot put | 19.51 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Ramzy Al Duhami | Allah Jabek | Individual | 2 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 15 Q | 9 | 16 | 18 Q | 8 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 | 23 |
| Abdullah Al Saud | Obelix | Individual | 10 | 56 | 30 | 40 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 40 | 60 |
| Faisal Al Shalan | Wido | Individual | 11 | 61 | 16 | 29 | 58 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 29 | 58 |
| Kamal Bahamdan | Rivaal | Individual | 11 | 61 | 12 | 26 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 26 | 54 |
| Ramzy Al Duhami Abdullah Al Saud Faisal Al Shalan Kamal Bahamdan | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 | 13 |

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Saied Al-Mutairi | Skeet | 104 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bader Abdulrahman Almuhana | 100 m butterfly | 55.59 | 61 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ali Hussein Aldhilab | Men's −69 kg | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
