| Qatar at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | QAT |
| NOC | Qatar Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 38 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sheikh Ali Al-Thani[1] |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Qatar competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
TheQatar Olympic Committee (QOC) sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games. A total of 38 athletes, 36 men and 2 women, were selected to the Qatari team across ten different sports, roughly more than a triple of its full roster size atLondon 2012.[2] Twenty-three of them were born outside Qatar, including eleven handball players, two boxers, a table tennis player, and a beach volleyballer.[3] In addition to three aforementioned sports, Qatar marked its Olympic debut in equestrian jumping and judo, as well as its return to weightlifting after 12 years.
The Qatari team was highlighted by two of its prominent athletes and Olympic bronze medalists from the previous Games: high jumper and current Asian record holderMutaz Essa Barshim, and skeet shooterNasser Al-Attiyah, who attended his sixth Games as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 45).[4] Other notable athletes on the Qatari delegation also included Asia's fastest sprinterFemi Ogunode, table tennis legendLi Ping, freestyle swimmerNada Arkaji, and equestrian riderSheikh Ali Al-Thani, who eventually served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[5]
Qatar left Rio de Janeiro with a historic silver-medal feat by Barshim, upgrading his bronze from London four years earlier. Meanwhile, Al-Thani and hammer throwerAshraf Amgad Elseify narrowly missed out of the podium to join with Barshim on the nation's medal tally, finishing among the top six in their respective sporting events.[6]
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Qatari athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Femi Ogunode | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.28 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 200 m | 20.36 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Abdelalelah Haroun | Men's 400 m | 45.76 | 2Q | N/a | 46.66 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Men's 800 m | 1:47.81 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Abdulrahman Musaeb Balla | DNS | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dalal Mesfer Al-Harith | Women's 400 m | 1:07.12 | 7 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mutaz Essa Barshim | Men's high jump | 2.29 | =1Q | 2.36 |  |
| Ahmed Bader Magour | Men's javelin throw | 77.19 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ashraf Amgad Elseify | Men's hammer throw | 73.47 | 12q | 75.46 | 6 |
Qatar has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport. Turkish-born Hakan Erşeker had claimed his Olympic place as a quarterfinalist losing to the eventual champion Enrico Lacruz of the Netherlands at the2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament inBaku, Azerbaijan.[9][10] Meanwhile, light welterweight boxer Thulasi Tharumalingam secured an additional place on the Qatari roster with his semifinal triumph at the2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier inVargas, Venezuela.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hakan Erşeker | Men's lightweight |  Tojibaev (UZB)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Thulasi Tharumalingam | Men's light welterweight |  Baatarsükh (MGL)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Qatar has entered a team of four jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition with a first-place finish at the 2015 FEI Nations Cup Series inAbu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[12][13]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Hamad Al-Attiyah | Appagino | Individual | 8 | =53Q | 5 | 13 | 50Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Ali Al-Rumaihi | Gunder | 1 | =25Q | 1 | 2 | 14Q | 2 | 4 | =7Q | 4 | =16Q | 1 | 5 | =16 | 5 | =16 | |
| Sheikh Ali Al-Thani | First Division | 0 | =1Q | 4 | 4 | =15Q | 1 | 5 | =13Q | 0 | =1Q | 0 | 0 | =1JO | 8 | 6 | |
| Bassem Hassan Mohammed | Dejavu | 4 | =27Q | 4 | 8 | =30Q | 5 | 13 | 33Q | 8 | =28 | Did not advance | 8 | =28 | |||
| Hamad Al-Attiyah Ali Al-Rumaihi Sheikh Ali Al-Thani Bassem Hassan Mohammed | See above | Team | 5 | 7 | 9 | N/a | 9 | Did not advance | N/a | 9 | 9 | ||||||
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Key:
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Qatar men's | Men's tournament |  CroatiaW 30–23 |  FranceL 20–35 |  TunisiaD 25–25 |  DenmarkL 25–26 |  ArgentinaW 22–18 | 4 |  GermanyL 22–34 | Did not advance | 8 | |
Qatar men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the title and securing a lone outright berth at the2015 Asian Qualification Tournament inDoha, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[14]
The following is the Qatari roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15][16]
Head coach:
Valero Rivera López
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 134 | +13 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 126 | +26 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 127 | +9 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Qatar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 145 | −27 | 1 |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 09:30 | Croatia | 23–30 | Qatar | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez(ESP) |
| Štrlek 5 | (8–15) | Marković 10 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 1× 6× |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 09:30 | Qatar | 20–35 | France | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný(CZE) |
| three players 4 | (13–16) | Abalo 7 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 09:30 | Tunisia | 25–25 | Qatar | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: Gjeding, Hansen(DEN) |
| Boughanmi 8 | (12–11) | Capote 12 | ||
| 2× 6× | Report | 2× 5× |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 14:40 | Denmark | 26–25 | Qatar | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed(EGY) |
| Svan 7 | (14–14) | Markovic 7 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 21:50 | Qatar | 22–18 | Argentina | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: López, Ramírez(ESP) |
| Capote,Memišević 4 | (12–9) | Simonet 5 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 4× 4× |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 13:30 | Germany | 34–22 | Qatar | Future Arena,Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok(SLO) |
| three players 5 | (16–12) | Capote 9 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 1× |
Qatar has qualified one judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games, signifying the nation's debut in the sport. Morad Zemouri earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as Qatar's top-ranked judoka outside a direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Morad Zemouri | Men's−73 kg | Bye |  van Tichelt (BEL)L 000–100 | Did not advance | |||||
Qatari shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nasser Al-Attiyah | Men's skeet | 111 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
| Rashid Saleh Hamad | 109 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
Qatar has received a Universality invitation fromFINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[19][20][21]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Noah Al-Khulaifi | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:07.47 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Nada Arkaji | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:18.86 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
Qatar has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Chinese importLi Ping secured the Olympic spot in the men's singles as the highest-ranked table tennis player coming from the West Asia zone at the Asian Qualification Tournament inHong Kong.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Li Ping | Men's singles | Bye |  Pattantyús (HUN)W 4–0 | Ovtcharov (GER) L 3–4 | Did not advance | |||||
Qatar men's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the final match over China at theAVC Continental Cup inCairns, Australia, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[9][23]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Jefferson Pereira Cherif Younousse | Men's | Pool F Gibb –Patterson (USA)L 0 – 2 (16–21, 16–21) Gavira –Herrera (ESP)W 2 – 1 (13–21, 21–18, 15–12)  Huber –Seidl (AUT)W 2 – 1 (18–21, 21–19, 15–12) | 2Q |  Krasilnikov –Semenov (RUS) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 13–21) | Did not advance | |||
Qatar has received an unused quota place fromIWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, signifying the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since2004.[9][24]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Faris Ibrahim | Men's −85 kg | 158 | =10 | 203 | 7 | 361 | 8 |
