Djibouti at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:DJI
Nocname:Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1984
Location:Los Angeles
Competitors:3 (3 men and 0 women)
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Djama Robleh
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Djibouti took part in the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in Los Angeles, United States from July 28 to August 12.[1] The 1984 Summer Olympics were Djibouti's first Olympic appearance. The delegation included three marathon athletes, Djama Robleh, Ahmed Salah, and Omar Abdillahi Charmarke, none of whom won a medal.

Background

Prior to competing in these Olympic Games, Djibouti had never participated in the Olympics. Djibouti gained independence from France in 1977, making 1980 the first Summer Olympics the country would be eligible for.[2] Djibouti was one of 65 countries that boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.[3]

Dajama Robleh, who participated in these Games, had won a silver medal in the 1982 African Championships in Athletics for the men's full marathon with a time of 2:31:06.[4] [5] Ahmed Salah had participated in both the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and the 1984 African Championships in Athletics prior to these Olympics. He did not finish the marathon in 1983, and he won a silver medal in the 1984 10,000 metres run with a time of 28:17.4.[6]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics. All three of Djibouti's athletes that participated in the Olympics competed in the men's marathon.[7] The marathon started at Santa Monica College and the finish line was on the track at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Djama Robleh was the flagbearer for Djibouti.[8] He completed the marathon in two hours, eleven minutes and thirty-nine seconds finishing in eighth place. Since this was Djibouti's first Olympics, Robleh set Djibouti's Olympic Record for the marathon.[9] Robleh finished before two of the three marathoners who were considered the best at the time, Toshihiko Seko and Alberto Salazar.In what was his sixth ever marathon, Ahmed Salah finished in 2:15:59 and achieved twentieth place.[10] [11] Salah won a bronze medal in the 1988 Olympics to become the only Djiboutian medalist in the Olympics.[12] Omar Abdillahi Charmarke completed the marathon in two hours, nineteen minutes, and eleven seconds, finishing in thirty-second place.[13] The medals in the event went to athletes from Portugal, Ireland, and Great Britain.[14]

Men

AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Djama Roblehalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:11:398
Ahmed Salah2:15:5920
Omar Abdillahi Charmarke2:19:1132

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Factsheet the Games of the Olympiad. 2013-10-28. International Olympic Committee. 2016-01-01. 2020-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422134610/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/The_Olympic_Summer_Games.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: U.S. Relations With Djibouti. U.S. Department of State. 2017-03-07. 2016-08-01.
  3. Web site: Most Allies Cool to Boycott of Olympics. 2017-03-04. Downey Jr.. Leonard. The Washington Post. 1980-01-02.
  4. Web site: African Championships. www.gbrathletics.com. GBR Athletics. 2017-01-02.
  5. Book: Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. Falola. Toyin. Jean-Jacques. Daniel. ABC-CLIO. 2015-12-14.
  6. Web site: Past Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20120901175608/http://www2.iaaf.org/results/past/WCH83/data/M/MAR/Rf.html. dead. 2012-09-01. 2012-09-01. International Amation of Athletics Federations. 2017-01-02.
  7. Web site: Djibouti at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021157/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DJI/summer/1984/. dead. 2016-03-05. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. 2017-01-02.
  8. Web site: Djibouti's Flagbearers at the Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092159/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DJI/. dead. 2020-04-17. Sport-Reference.com. 2017-03-01.
  9. Web site: Djama Robleh Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122160346/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/djama-robleh-1.html. dead. 2016-01-22. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. 2017-01-02.
  10. Web site: Ahmed Salah Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095959/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ahmed-salah-1.html. dead. 2016-03-04. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2017-01-02.
  11. Book: The Olympic Marathon. registration. Martin. David E.. Gynn. Roger W. H.. Human Kinetics. 2000.
  12. Web site: Dreams of Djiboutian Olympic Glory. Jones. Rachel Pieh. Ethno Traveler. August 2016. 2017-03-01. 2019-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20191123160644/http://www.ethnotraveler.com/2016/08/dreams-of-djiboutian-olympic-glory/. dead.
  13. Web site: Omar Abdillahi Charmarke Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202441/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/omar-abdillahi-charmarke-1.html. dead. 2016-03-05. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. 2017-01-02.
  14. Web site: Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Marathon. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032405/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-marathon.html. dead. 2016-03-04. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports-Reference. 2017-01-02.

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