United Arab Emirates at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The United Arab Emirates competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Twelve competitors, all men, took part in fifteen events in two sports.^[2]

United Arab Emirates at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
IOC code	UAE
NOC	United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
Website	www.uaenoc.ae (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors	12 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Sultan Khalifa[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[3]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Cycling	6	0	6
Swimming	6	0	6
Total	12	0	12

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Six cyclists represented the United Arab Emirates in 1988.

Men's road race

• Sultan Khalifa – 4:44:37 (→ 101st place)
• Khalifa Bin Omair – did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Issa Mohamed – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's team time trial

• Ali Al-Abed
• Ali Hayyaz
• Sultan Khalifa
• Naji Sayed

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Ahmad Faraj
  1. Heat – 26.60 (→ did not advance, 63rd place)
• Mubarak Farajbilal
  1. Heat – 27.60 (→ did not advance, 68th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 58.81 (→ did not advance, 72nd place)
• Ahmad Faraj
  1. Heat – 59.10 (→ did not advance, 73rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 2:09.43 (→ did not advance, 61st place)
• Ahmad Faraj
  1. Heat – 2:13.21 (→ did not advance, 62nd place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Bassam Alansari
  1. Heat – 4:39.36 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 4:47.28 (→ did not advance, 49th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Mohamed Abdullah
  1. Heat – 1:08.91 (→ did not advance, 49th place)
• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 1:10.01 (→ did not advance, 51st place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Mohamed Abdullah
  1. Heat – 2:29.64 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 2:36.21 (→ did not advance, 40th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Obaid Alrumaithi
  1. Heat – 1:17.01 (→ did not advance, 60th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Obaid Alrumaithi
  1. Heat – 2:50.49 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 1:06.25 (→ did not advance, 49th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 2:29.08 (→ did not advance, 53rd place)
• Mohamed Abdullah
  1. Heat – 2:31.44 (→ did not advance, 55th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Ahmad Faraj, Mohamed Abdullah, Bassam Alansari, and Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 3:58.92 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Ahmad Faraj, Mohamed Abdullah, Bassam Alansari, and Mohammed Binabid
  1. Heat – 9:01.03 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Mohamed Abdullah, Obaid Alrumaithi, Mohammed Binabid, and Ahmad Faraj
  1. Heat – 4:28.55 (→ did not advance, 25th place)