Bahrain competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This nation marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympics, but there were concerns about the nation's participation to the games due to its recent political uprising.
Bahrain Olympic Committee selected a team of 12 athletes to the Games, 8 women and 4 men, to compete only in athletics, shooting, and swimming. For the first time in its history, Bahrain was represented by more female than male athletes at an Olympic event, which did not happen before for an Arab gold nation. Most of them, however, were naturalized athletes (being born from a foreign country) in order to represent the nation in sports.
Bahrain left London with its first ever Olympic medal, won by middle-distance runner Maryam Yusuf Jamal in the women's 1500 metres.
IOC reallocated the medals in Women's 1500 metres event due to the disqualification of the gold and silver medallists Aslñ ÃÂakñr Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, and bronze medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal advanced to the gold.
Qualifying standards in the athletics events include fielding up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard
Bahrain has one female shooter to compete in the Olympics.
Bahrain has two athletes participating in the swimming events.