| Noc: | KSA |
| Nocname: | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 33 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer Close: | N/A |
| Rank: | 77 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Saudi Arabia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in football are not counted:
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Football | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 33 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Mazen Al-Yassin | Men's 400 m | 45.16 PB | 1 Q | 45.37 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh | Women's 100 m | 13.34 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Saudi Arabia men's football team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since Atlanta 1996.[4] [5]
See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia qualified two judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Sulaiman Hamad accepted a continental berth from Asia as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[6] [7]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Sulaiman Hamad | Men's −73 kg | L 00–10 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tahani Alqahtani | Women's +78 kg | L 00–11 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Tareg Hamedi qualified directly for the men's kumite +75 kg category by topping the final pool round at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[8] [7]
See main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia received an invitation from World Rowing to send a rower competing in the men's single sculls to the Games, as the next highest-ranked nation vying for qualification at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[9] [7]
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=RepechageSee main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia granted an invitation from ISSF to send four-time Olympian Saeed Al-Mutairi in the men's skeet shooting to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.[10]
See main article: article, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[7]
See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in 16 years. Ali Al-Khadrawi secured an outright berth in the men's singles with a gold-medal victory at the 2020 West Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[11]
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Saudi Arabia entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Mahmoud Al-Humayd accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 73 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Seraj Al-Saleem | Men's −61 kg | 129 | 6 | 159 | 4 | 288 | 5 | |
| Mahmoud Al-Humayd | Men's −73 kg | 141 | 12 | 165 | 13 | 306 | 12 | |