Yemen at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Yemen at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | YEM | ||||||||
| NOC | Yemen Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mohammed Al-Yafaee | ||||||||
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(1984–1988) South Yemen (1988) |
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Yemen competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Neither Yemeni runner managed to qualify out of their opening heats, though Waseelah Saad set a new national record in the women's 100 metres.
Nashwan Al-Harazi completed routines on three of the six apparatus, with his best showing on vault, where he was 60th with his first attempt. He did attempt to qualify for the vault final by taking a second attempt, but ended up in last place in the 2-vault standings.
Yemen's lone judoka in Beijing lost his first round match and was eliminated.
The only swimmer representing Yemen in Beijing failed to advance from the heats.
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