Yemen at the 2000 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:YEM
Nocname:Yemen Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2000
Website: 
Location:Sydney
Competitors:2
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Basheer Al-Khewani (opening)
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1992
See also: North Yemen (1984–1988)
South Yemen (1988)

Yemen sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was their third appearance at a Summer Olympic Games as a unified country. The Yemeni delegation consisted of two track and field athletes, Basheer Al-Khewani and Hana Ali Saleh. Neither advanced beyond the first round of their respective events.

Background

The Yemen Olympic Committee was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1981.[1] Both North Yemen and South Yemen made appearances at the Olympics in the 1980s.[2] [3] Following Yemeni Unification in 1990,[4] the nation has sent a single team to every Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5] This made Sydney the third appearance at an Olympics by a unified Yemen, and the nation has yet to debut in the Winter Olympic Games. The 2000 Summer Olympics were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000; a total of 10,651 athletes represented 199 National Olympic Committees.[6] Yemen sent two track and field competitors to Sydney, Basheer Al-Khewani and Hana Ali Saleh.[7] Al-Khewani was selected as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Basheer Al-Khewani was 18 years old at the time of the Sydney Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[8] [9] On 22 September he took part in the first round of the men's 400 meters, and was drawn into heat eight. He finished his race in a time of 49.72 seconds, eighth and last in his heat, and was therefore eliminated.[10] The gold medal was won by Michael Johnson of the United States in 43.84 seconds, the silver was taken by fellow American Alvin Harrison, and the bronze medal was earned by Greg Haughton of Jamaica.[11] [12]

Hana Ali Saleh was 32 years old at the time, and also making her only appearance at an Olympic Games.[13] [14] She was the first woman to represent Yemen at the Olympics.[15] On 27 September she took part in the first round of the women's 200 meters, and was drawn into heat two. She finished the race in 30.36 seconds, eighth and last in her heat. Her time was over six seconds behind seventh place; therefore she was eliminated at this stage.[16] Original gold medalist Marion Jones of the United States was stripped of her medal in December 2007 after admitting to doping violations.[17] [18] Original silver medalist Pauline Davis-Thompson of the Bahamas received the gold medal in June 2010.[19]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Basheer Al-KhewaniMen's 400 m49.728did not advance
Hana Ali SalehWomen's 200 m30.368did not advance

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yemen – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031305/https://www.olympic.org/yemen. 25 October 2018. live.
  2. Web site: South Yemen. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YMD/. 21 October 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: North Yemen. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YAR/. 21 October 2018. dead.
  4. Web site: Yemen profile – Timeline – BBC News. BBC Online. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910191911/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704951. 10 September 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Yemen. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YEM/. 25 October 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics – results & video highlights. International Olympic Committee. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703164903/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000. 3 July 2018. live.
  7. Web site: Yemen at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YEM/summer/2000/. 25 October 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Basheer Al-Khewani Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031321/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/basheer-al-khewani-1.html. 25 October 2018. dead.
  9. Web site: Basheer AL KHEWANI – Olympic Athletics – Yemen. International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070928/https://www.olympic.org/basheer-al-khewani. 25 October 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Round One. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-400-metres-round-one.html. 25 October 2018. dead.
  11. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's 400 metres. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031318/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/mens-400-metres.html. 25 October 2018. dead.
  12. Web site: Sydney 2000 400m men – Olympic Sydney 2000 Athletics. International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327060208/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/400m-men. 27 March 2017. live.
  13. Web site: Hana Ali Saleh Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/hana-ali-saleh-1.html. 25 October 2018. dead.
  14. Web site: Hana Ali SALEH – Olympic Athletics – Yemen. International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031325/https://www.olympic.org/hana-ali-saleh. 25 October 2018. live.
  15. Web site: Yemeni athletes travel to London for 2012 Olympic Games. National Yemen Newspaper. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070920/https://nationalyemen.com/2012/07/22/yemeni-athletes-travel-to-london-for-2012-olympic-games/. 25 October 2018. live.
  16. Web site: Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Round One. Sports Reference. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/womens-200-metres-round-one.html. 25 October 2018. dead.
  17. Web site: Athlete Jones stripped of Olympic medals. Bridge. Sarah. 12 December 2007. The Guardian. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070905/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/12/usa.athletics. 25 October 2018. live.
  18. Web site: Sydney 2000 200m women – Olympic Sydney 2000 Athletics. International Olympic Committee. 24 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327061100/https://www.olympic.org/sydney-2000/athletics/200m-women. 27 March 2017. live.
  19. Web site: Pauline Davis-Thompson receives Olympic gold medal stripped from Marion Jones. 11 June 2010. ESPN.com. 24 October 2018. Associated Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025071040/http://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=5277604. 25 October 2018. live.

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