Saudi Arabia at the Olympics

Saudi Arabia has taken part in 13 Summer Olympic Games. The country first joined the Olympics in 1972, during the games held in Munich, West Germany. Over the years, athletes from Saudi Arabia have competed in many different sports. Recently, Saudi Arabia also began participating in the Winter Olympic Games, making its debut in 2022 in Beijing, China. This shows the country's growing interest in many kinds of sports around the world.

Women's participation in the Olympics

For many years, women were not allowed to compete for Saudi Arabia in the Olympics. This changed in 2012 when the country agreed to let female athletes join the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Two women were allowed to compete that year. One was Wojdan Shaherkani in judo, and the other was 800-meter runner Sarah Attar. Before this, some people had asked that Saudi Arabia not be allowed to join the Olympics until it let women compete.

Medals

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Saudi Arabia has taken part in the Summer Olympics since 1972, and in the Winter Olympics since 2022. The nation has earned medals in several sports during these games.

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	1	0	1
Karate	0	1	0	1
Equestrian	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)	0	2	2	4

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Hadi Al-Somaily	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles
Bronze	Khaled Al Eid	2000 Sydney	Equestrian	Individual show jumping
Bronze	Ramzy Al Duhami Abdullah Al Saud Kamal Bahamdan Abdullah Sharbatly	2012 London	Equestrian	Team jumping
Silver	Tareg Hamedi	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Men's +75 kg