Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)

Olympic Group Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
NOC Website www.okbih.ba
Governing Body Athletic Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Website www.asbih.org
Olympic Medal Count Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0[1]

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina, Serbian: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country on the Balkan peninsula of Southern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres (19,741 sq mi). The most important international sporting event in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 1984 Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo. It previously competed as a part of Yugoslavia.

It sent a team to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team consisted of 5 competitors.[2]

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2008 Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Hamza Alić Shot put 19.87 17 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Lucija Kimani Marathon 2:35:47 NR 42

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References

  1. As of 2008-11-09.
  2. Olimpijski komitet Bosne i Hercegovine