Somalia

Somalia
National flag
Full name	Fedaral Republic of Somalia (Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya)
IOC Code	SOM
Olympics hosted	Never
Olympic medals won
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Silver
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NOC	Somali Olympic Committee

Somalia competed at their first Olympic Games in 1972 and has competed at most following Summer Olympics. No medals have been won by the nation, and it has not competed at a Winter Olympics either.

Somalia's National Olympic Committee was recognized in 1972 by the International Olympic Committee.

Medal Table

Somalia has yet to earn a medal.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
Munich 1972	3	0	0	0	0	?
Los Angeles 1984	7	0	0	0	0	?
Seoul 1988	5	0	0	0	0	?
Atlanta 1996	4	0	0	0	0	?
Sydney 2000	2	0	0	0	0	?
Athens 2004	2	0	0	0	0	?
Beijing 2008	2	0	0	0	0	?
London 2012	2	0	0	0	0	?
Rio de Janeiro 2016	2	0	0	0	0	?

Somalia did not compete at Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, and Barcelona 1992.

Incidents and Conflicts

Somalia has been involved in multiple controversies and problems at the games.

Somali Civil War

Due to the ongoing civil war, many athletes who originally represented Somalia have had difficulty training and therefore leave to represent other countries. This is part of the reason why Somalia doesn't have any medals nor has competed in a Winter Olympics.

Some of these athletes include:

• Hassan Mead
•  Mo Farah
•  Mohammed Ahmed

Montreal 1976

Somalia did not compete at these games due to the inclusion of New Zealand in the games.

Moscow 1980

Somalia joined the boycott of the 1980 games to protest the soviet invasion, and therefore did not compete at these games.

Barcelona 1992

Somalia did not compete at these games due to an ongoing famine with the country.

Athens 2004

Farah Weheliye Addo, the president of the Somali Olympic Committe at the time, was found guilty of embezzling funds from FIFA. As a result, he was banned from the 2004 Games.

Other Incidents

Samia Yusuf Omar, one of the athletes representing Somalia, got threats from a terrorist organization after returning to Somalia after the 2008 Games. She then hid from sports and tried not to get with the terrorists. Sadly, she drowned on 2012 on a boat headed to Italy after the boat she was on ran out of petrol, and people were causing chaos trying to escape.