Saudi Arabia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medals at these Games.
Medalists
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100m
Jamal Al-Saffar
Round 1 – 10.75 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m
Salem Al-Yami
Round 1 – 21.18 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m
Hamdan Al-Bishi
Round 1 – 45.22
Round 2 – 45.35
Semifinal – 45.98 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110m Hurdles
Mubarak Mubarak
Round 1 – DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
Hadi Souan Somayli
Round 1 – 49.28
Semifinal – 48.14
Final – 47.53 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Jamal Al-Saffar, Salem Al-Yami, Mohamed Al-Yami, and Mubarak Mubarak
Round 1 – 39.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Mohammed Albeshi, Hamdan Al-Bishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, and Hadi Souan Somayli
Round 1 – 03:09.57 (→ did not advance)
Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Ahmad Al-Kudmani
Preliminary Heat – 01:06.07 (→ did not advance)
Taekwondo
References
Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site