Highlights
A team of seven athletes first represented the United Arab Emirates at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
Shooter Ahmed AL MAKTOUM is his country's only Olympic champion to date. He won gold in the double trap at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. He also finished fourth in the trap, and in Beijing he finished seventh in double trap.
The UAE sent a team of eight to the 2008 Olympic Games. Two were women.
Latifah AL-MAKTOUM was the first woman to compete for UAE in the Olympic Games when she took part in the showjumping.
Anthem: Title
Ishy Bilady (Long Live My Nation)
Anthem: Year of Induction
1971
Anthem: Composer
Music Mohamad Abdel WAHAB, words Aref Al Sheikh Abdullah AL HASSAN.
Official NOC name
United Arab Emirates
IOC recognition date
1980
NOC President's name
HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid AL MAKTOUM
NOC General Secretary's name
Mr Mohammad Ali AL KAMALI
IOC Member's Name
HRH Princess Haya AL HUSSEIN
Year of first appearance in an Olympic Games
1984
Number of appearances in Olympic Games
8, including London 2012
Summary of Olympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
