1988 Summer Olympics / Participant (Somalia)
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Somalia took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea , with a delegation of five athletes (all men) in four competitions in one sport (athletics). No medals could be won. The youngest athlete was the 5000 meter runner Aboukar Hassan Adani (20 years and 91 days), the oldest athlete was the 1500 meter runner Jama Mohamed Aden (26 years and 33 days). It was the country's third participation in the Summer Olympics . The standard bearer was Aboukar Hassan Adani.
Participants by sport
athletics
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Aboukar Hassan Adani
- 5000 meters
- Round one: eliminated in round one (13th place), 14: 37.98 minutes
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Jama Mohamed Aden
- 1500 meters
- Round one: eliminated in round two (eleventh place), 3: 49.84 minutes
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Ahmed Mohamed Ismail
- marathon
- Final: race not finished
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Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye
- marathon
- Final: 2: 58.10 hours
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Ibrahim Okash
- 800 meters
- Round one: qualified for the quarter-finals in run three (third place), 1: 48.97 minutes
- Quarter-finals: qualified for the semi-finals in run two (fourth place), 1: 46.55 minutes
- Semi-finals: eliminated in run two (eighth place), 1: 46.62 minutes
Web links
- 1988 Somali Olympic team in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )