Djibouti at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Djibouti at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Djibouti at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DJI
NOC	Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
in Seoul
Competitors	6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Ahmed Salah
Medals; Ranked 46th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Djibouti took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics which were held in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2.^[1] The country's participation marked its second appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation from Djibouti included six athletes, five in athletics and one in sailing. The five athletes for athletics were Hoche Yaya Aden, Ismael Hassan, Talal Omar Abdillahi, Hussein Ahmed Salah, and Omar Moussa while Robleh Ali Adou represented the nation in sailing. Ahmed Salah won the nation's first Olympic medal, which is a bronze at the Men's Marathon event.

^ "Factsheet The Games of the Olympiad" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[1] "Factsheet The Games of the Olympiad" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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