Qatar at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Qatar at the Olympics
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 94th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 2 5 9
Summer appearances
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Qatar has competed in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Their first ever Olympic gold medal was won by Fares El-Bakh in weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics, followed by a gold medal for Mutaz Essa Barshim in men's high jump. They have also won two silver and four bronze medals.

Following the 2008 Summer Olympics, Qatar was, along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei, one of only three countries never to have sent a female athlete to the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee in 2010 announced it would "press" these countries to allow and facilitate women's participation, and shortly thereafter the Qatar Olympic Committee announced that it "hoped to send up to four female athletes in shooting and fencing" to the 2012 London Summer Olympics. The country ultimately included four female athletes in its delegation.

The Qatar Olympic Committee was formed in 1979 and recognized by the IOC in 1980.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1984 Los Angeles	24	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	10	0	0	0	0	-
1992 Barcelona	28	0	0	1	1	54
1996 Atlanta	12	0	0	0	0	-
2000 Sydney	17	0	0	1	1	71
2004 Athens	15	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	22	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	12	0	1	1	2	75
2016 Rio de Janeiro	38	0	1	0	1	69
2020 Tokyo	16	2	0	1	3	41
2024 Paris	14	0	0	1	1	84
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		2	2	5	9	94

Medals by sport

Athletes with most medals

Only one Qatari athlete has won multiple medals in the history of the Olympic Games: he is track and field in the high jump Mutaz Essa Barshim.

Athlete	Sport	Games				Total
Mutaz Essa Barshim	Athletics	2012–2024	1	2	1	4

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Mohammed Suleiman	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
3 Bronze	Said Saif Asaad	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg
3 Bronze	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2012 London	Shooting	Men's skeet
2 Silver	Mutaz Essa Barshim	2012 London	Athletics	Men's high jump
2 Silver	Mutaz Essa Barshim	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's high jump
1 Gold	Mutaz Essa Barshim	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's high jump
1 Gold	Fares Ibrahim	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg
3 Bronze	Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse	2020 Tokyo	Beach volleyball	Men's tournament
3 Bronze	Mutaz Essa Barshim	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's high jump

See also

In Spanish: Catar en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Qatar at the Olympics
• Qatar at the Paralympics