United Arab Emirates at the 2012 Summer Olympics

United Arab Emirates at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
IOC code	UAE
NOC	United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
Website	www.uaenoc.ae (Arabic) (English)
in London
Competitors	26 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Saeed Al Maktoum[1]
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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United Arab Emirates competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 26 athletes, 24 men and 2 women, competed in 6 sports. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which the United Arab Emirates was represented at these Olympic games. Among the sports played by the athletes, the United Arab Emirates also made its Olympic debut in weightlifting as well as men's football. Skeet shooter Saeed Al Maktoum, who competed at his fourth consecutive Olympics, reprised his role as the nation's flag bearer for the third time at the opening ceremony.

United Arab Emirates failed to win a single Olympic medal at these Games since Athens 2004, where Saeed's brother Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum won the gold for double trap shooting.

Athletics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mohammad Abbas Darwish	Triple jump	16.06	24	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Betlhem Desalegn	1500 m	4:14.07	14	Did not advance

Football

United Arab Emirates is qualified for the men's event

• Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the United Arab Emirates squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Coach: Mahdi Ali

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2012 club
1	GK	Khasif, AliAli Khasif*	9 June 1987 (aged 25)			Al Jazira
2	DF	Surour, SaadSaad Surour	19 July 1990 (aged 22)			Al Ahli
3	DF	Hussain, AbdulazizAbdulaziz Hussain	10 September 1990 (aged 21)			Al Shabab
4	DF	Ahmed, MohamedMohamed Ahmed	16 April 1989 (aged 23)			Al Shabab
5	MF	Abdulrahman, AmerAmer Abdulrahman	3 July 1989 (aged 23)			Baniyas
6	DF	Alamri, AliAli Alamri	7 January 1989 (aged 23)			Al Nasr
7	MF	Al Hammadi, IsmailIsmail Al Hammadi*	1 July 1988 (aged 24)			Al Ahli
8	DF	Al Kamali, HamdanHamdan Al Kamali	2 May 1989 (aged 23)			Al Wahda
9	FW	Ali, AhmedAhmed Ali	28 January 1990 (aged 22)			Baniyas
10	FW	Matar, IsmailIsmail Matar* (c)	7 April 1983 (aged 29)			Al Wahda
11	FW	Khalil, AhmedAhmed Khalil	8 June 1991 (aged 21)			Al Ahli
12	MF	Fardan, HabibHabib Fardan	11 November 1990 (aged 21)			Al Nasr
13	MF	Esmaeel, KhamisKhamis Esmaeel	16 August 1989 (aged 22)			Emirates
14	DF	Sanqour, AbdelazizAbdelaziz Sanqour	7 May 1989 (aged 23)			Al Sharjah
15	MF	Abdulrahman, OmarOmar Abdulrahman	20 September 1991 (aged 20)			Al Ain
16	MF	Eisa, RashedRashed Eisa	24 August 1990 (aged 21)			Al Wasl
17	MF	Fawzi, MohamedMohamed Fawzi	22 February 1990 (aged 22)			Baniyas
18	GK	Eisa, KhalidKhalid Eisa	15 May 1989 (aged 23)			Al Jazira
19	FW	Mabkhout, AliAli Mabkhout[3]	10 May 1990 (aged 22)			Al Jazira

* Over-aged player.

Group play

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Great Britain	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Senegal	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
United Arab Emirates	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

United Arab Emirates  v  Uruguay

26 July 2012 17:00

United Arab Emirates	1–2	Uruguay
Matar  23'	Report	Ramírez  42' Lodeiro  56'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 51,745[4] Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Great Britain  v  United Arab Emirates

29 July 2012 19:45

Great Britain	3–1	United Arab Emirates
Giggs  16' Sinclair  73' Sturridge  76'	Report	Eisa  60'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,137[5] Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Senegal  v  United Arab Emirates

1 August 2012 19:45

Senegal	1–1	United Arab Emirates
Konaté  49'	Report	Matar  21'

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 28,652[6] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Judo

United Arab Emirates has qualified 1 judoka

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Humaid Al-Derei	Men's −66 kg	Bye	Awad (EGY) L 0001–0101	Did not advance

Shooting

United Arab Emirates has qualified for three quota places in shooting;^[7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Dhaher Al-Aryani	Trap	107	32	Did not advance
Juma Al-Maktoum	Double trap	133	13	Did not advance
Saeed Al-Maktoum	Skeet	118	13	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mubarak Al Besher	100 m breaststroke	1:05.26	42	Did not advance

Weightlifting

United Arab Emirates qualified 1 quota.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Khadija Mohammad	Women's −75 kg	51	12	62	12	113	12

See also

• United Arab Emirates at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

References

1. Staff (15 July 2012). "Shaikh Saeed bin Maktoum to bear UAE's flag at London Olympics". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 2012-07-13. p. 15. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
3. Replaced Abdulaziz Hussain in the squad for the final group stage match.
4. "United Arab Emirates – Uruguay". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
5. "Great Britain – United Arab Emirates". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "Senegal – United Arab Emirates". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
7. "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.