Saudi Arabia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Saudi Arabia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
Saudi Arabia at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KSA |
NOC | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
Website | olympic |
in London | |
Competitors | 19 in 5 sports |
Flag bearers | Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (opening) Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (closing) |
Medals Ranked 79th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Saudi Arabia also made a historic Olympic record by having two female athletes in the team for the first time, along with seventeen men playing for five different sports. Six athletes had competed in Beijing, including discus thrower Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Saudi Arabia left London with only a bronze medal, won by the equestrian team members Ramzy Al Duhami, Abdullah Al Saud, Kamal Bahamdan, and Abdullah Sharbatly in show jumping.