# Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting,. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date. Among the country's representatives is Maryam Yusuf Jamal, reigning world champion in the women's 1,500 metre run. Rakia Al Gassra was the country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony. In athletics, Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.

## Athletics
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Belal Mansoor Ali | 800 m | 1:45.95 | 5 q | 1:46.37 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Belal Mansoor Ali | 1500 m | 3:36.84 | 6 q | 3:37.60 | 5 Q | 3:35.23 | 7 |
| Yusuf Saad Kamel | 800 m | 1:46.94 | 2 Q | 1:44.95 | 3 q | 1:44.95 | 5 |
| Aadam Khamis | 5000 m | 13:44.76 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hasan Mahboob | 5000 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hasan Mahboob | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 27:55.14 | 18 |
| Rashid Ramzi | 1500 m | 3:32.89 | 1 Q | 3:37.11 | 1 Q | 3:32.94 | DSQ* |
| Rashid Ramzi | 5000 m | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Al Mustafa Riyadh | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Nasar Sakar Saeed | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:20:24 | 37 |
| Tareq Mubarak Taher | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.66 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:21.59 | 11 |
| Abdulhak Zakaria | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
* Rashid Ramzi was originally awarded the gold medal in men's 1,500 meters (Bahrain's first Olympic medal) but it was later stripped due to doping violation.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rakia Al Gassra | 200 m | 22.81 | 1 Q | 22.76 | 1 Q | 22.72 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Ejjafini | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Maryam Yusuf Jamal | 1500 m | 4:05.14 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:02.71 | 5 |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Shooting

Salman Zaman will be the country's only representative in shooting.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Salman Zaman | 50 m rifle prone | 588 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Bahrain will be represented by two swimmers at the Beijing Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Omar Jasim | 50 m freestyle | 24.65 | 64 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sameera Al Bitar | 50 m freestyle | 30.32 | 74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |