United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Overview

NOCUnited Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
Flagbearers23

Participants

Olympic Games 80
Youth Olympic Games 15

Description

The National Olympic Committee of the United Arab Emirates was formed on 19 December 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1980. The United Arab Emirates has competed at all Olympic Games since 1984. It is no surprise that the United Arab Emirates, a desert nation, has never competed at the Olympic Winter Games.

In 2004, Ahmed Al-Maktoum won a gold medal in double trap shooting, the first medal ever by an athlete from the UAE. Their second medal came in 2016 when Sergiu Toma won bronze in men’s half-middleweight judo.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1984 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 7 0 7 Results
1988 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 12 0 12 Results
1992 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 13 0 13 Results
1996 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 Results
2000 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 Results
2004 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 4 0 4 Results
2008 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 6 2 8 Results
2012 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 24 2 26 Results
2016 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 9 3 12 Results
2020 Summer Olympics United Arab Emirates 5 0 5 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics United Arab Emirates 3 1 4 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics United Arab Emirates 2 2 4 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics United Arab Emirates 3 4 7 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 18 2 20 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 10 0 10 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 0 1 1 Results
Football (Football) 18 0 18 Results
Judo 5 0 5 Results
Sailing 1 0 1 Results
Shooting 7 0 7 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 14 1 15 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 0 2 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 2 0 2 Results
Golf 1 1 2 Results
Karate 0 1 1 Results
Sailing 2 0 2 Results
Shooting 1 2 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 0 1 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 1 1 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Shooting 1 0 0 1
Judo 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Equestrian Jumping 0 1 0 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ahmed Al-Maktoum UAE 1 0 0 1
Sergiu Toma MDA
UAE
0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Omar Al Marzooqi UAE 0 1 0 1

IOC Members

HRH Princess Haya 2007—2014