Djibouti at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Djibouti joined the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The games happened from 25 July to 9 August. This was the fourth time Djibouti took part in the Summer Olympics. Their first time was at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States.

Djibouti had eight athletes on their team. Five athletes competed in athletics. They were Houssein Djama, Moussa Souleiman, Omar Daher Gadid, Ahmed Salah, and Talal Omar Abdillahi. Two athletes competed in judo. They were Youssef Omar Isahak and Alaoui Mohamed Taher. One athlete, Robleh Ali Adou, competed in sailing.

Background

Djibouti joined the Summer Olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. They sent three athletes. In 1988, at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Hussein Ahmed Salah won a bronze medal in the men's marathon. In 1992, Djibouti sent more athletes than ever to the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. This was their fourth time in the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

This part of the article shows how many athletes from Djibouti competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. The full list is in the table below.

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	5	5
Judo	2	2
Sailing	1	1
Total	8	8

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Djibouti sent five male athletes to the 1992 Summer Olympics for athletics. They were Houssein Djama, Moussa Souleiman, Omar Daher Gadid, Ahmed Salah, and Talal Omar Abdillahi. This was the first time Houssein Djama, Omar Daher Gadid, and Moussa Souleiman competed in the Olympics. Talal Omar Abdillahi was competing in his second Olympics, and Ahmed Salah was in his third.

Houssein Djama ran the men's 1500 meters but did not move on. The winners were from Spain, Morocco, and Qatar. Moussa Souleiman ran the men's 5000 meters but also did not move on. The medals went to athletes from Germany, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Omar Daher Gadid ran the men's 10000 meters but did not advance. The top places were taken by athletes from Morocco, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Both Ahmed Salah and Talal Omar Abdillahi ran in the men's marathon. Salah finished the race, while Abdillahi did not finish. The marathon medals went to athletes from South Korea, Japan, and Germany.

Anella Olímpica where the track and road events were held at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Houssein Djama	1500 m	3:44.13	7	did not advance
Moussa Souleiman	5000 m	14:28.77	13	—N/a		did not advance
Omar Daher Gadid	10000 m	30:32.89	25	—N/a		did not advance
Ahmed Salah	marathon	—N/a				2:19:04	30
Talal Omar Abdillahi	marathon	—N/a				did not finish

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Djibouti had two male athletes in Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics: Youssef Omar Isahak and Alaoui Mohamed Taher. Both were appearing in the Olympics for the first time. This was the first time Djibouti joined Olympic Judo events.

Youssef Omar Isahak competed in the men's extra-lightweight division, and Alaoui Mohamed Taher competed in the men's lightweight division.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Repechage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Youssef Omar Isahak	−60 kg	Bye	Kamrowski (POL) L	did not advance					T-23
Alaoui Mohamed Taher	-71 kg	Bye	Oren Smadja (ISR) L	did not advance					T-22

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Djibouti had one male athlete in sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics: Robleh Ali Adou. This was Adou’s second time in the Olympics, having also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Adou took part in the mixed Lechner A-390 event. He finished in thirty-ninth place out of forty-three athletes. The medals in this event went to athletes from France, the United States, and Australia.

Port Olímpic where the sailing events for the 1992 Summer Olympics were held

Mixed

Key

PMS = Premature Start

~~Text~~ = Lowest score discarded

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Event	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Race VIII		Race IX		Race X		Score	Rank
Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Event	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
39	Robleh Ali Adou	Lechner A-390	32	38.0	40	46.0	38	44.0	PMS	51.0	30	36.0	37	43.0	35	41.0	39	45.0	40	46.0	33	39.0	378.0	39

Djibouti at the 1992 Summer Olympics