Djibouti at the Olympics

Djibouti at the
Olympics
IOC codeDJI
NOCComité National Olympique et Sportif Djiboutien
Websitehttps://cnos-djibouti.org/
Medals
Ranked 153rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer appearances

Djibouti first participated at the Olympic Games in 1984, and have competed in every Summer Olympic Games, apart from the 2004 edition, since then. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.

Djibouti's debut came at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where they fielded three athletes but did not take home a medal. Djibouti's only medal at the Olympics was won by marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who came third in the 1988 men's marathon. The country came close to its second medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics when Ayanleh Souleiman finished fourth in the men's 1500 metres. Djibouti have competed primarily in athletics, but have also participated in judo, swimming, sailing and table tennis events.

The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight, which occurred at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Djiboutian Olympians have primarily been men; the first female athlete was Roda Ali Wais who participated in the 2000 Games. Wais was also the youngest Djiboutian athlete, having competed at the age of 16 years and 62 days. Djibouti's oldest athlete to compete in the Olympics was Hussein Ahmed Salah during the 1996 Games at the age of 39 years and 217 days.