Saudi Arabia at the Olympics
Saudi Arabia, whose NOK, which was Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, established in 1964 and recognized in 1965 by the IOC since 1972 takes part in the Olympic Summer Games. In 1980 he is the call for a boycott of the Games from Moscow. At Winter Games Saudi Arabian athletes never participated so far.
A total of 142 athletes entered, including two women, at. Athletes from Saudi Arabia have so far won three medals. The first medalist was on 27 September 2000, the Athlete Soua'an Hadi Al- Somaily, who won the silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles.
Up to the Games in 2008, Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Qatar were the only countries in the Olympics did not start a women, which led to controversies with the IOC. In particular, Anita De Frantz, President of the Women's Commission of the IOC, threatened with the exclusion of these countries from the Olympic Games, they should not allow women. After Qatar had agreed to the participation of female athletes to the Games in London, the NOC of Saudi Arabia moved to and was in June of 2012 to send two athletes to London.
The youngest member of a Saudi Arabian team in 1992 was the cyclist Modhadi Al- Dosari, who went to the start at the age of 16 years. The rider Kamal Bahamdan was 2012 at the age of 42 years, the oldest starter.
Overview of participants
Summer Games
Winter Games
So far (as of 2012) no participation in the Olympic Winter Games.