Bahrain at the 2012 Summer Olympics


Bahrain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics, but there were concerns about the nation's participation to the games due to its recent political uprising.
Bahrain Olympic Committee selected a team of 12 athletes to the Games, 8 women and 4 men, to compete only in athletics, shooting, and swimming. For the first time in its history, Bahrain was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event, which did not happen before for an Arab gold nation. Most of them, however, were naturalized athletes in order to represent the nation in sports.
Bahrain left London with its first ever Olympic medal, won by middle-distance runner Maryam Yusuf Jamal in the women's 1500 metres.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Maryam Yusuf JamalAthleticsWomen's 1500 m10 August

IOC reallocated the medals in Women's 1500 metres event due to the disqualification of the gold and silver medallists Aslı Çakır Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, and bronze medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal advanced to the gold.

Athletics

Qualifying standards in the athletics events include fielding up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard
;KeyNote – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat onlyQ = Qualified for the next roundq = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying targetNR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Men
;Women

Shooting

Bahrain has one female shooter to compete in the Olympics.
;Women

Swimming

Bahrain has two athletes participating in the swimming events.
;Men
;Women