[2] Discus thrower Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi, along with distance runners Moukhled Al-Outaibi and Sarah Attar, were the only Saudi Arabian athletes to have participated at the previous Games, with the rest of the field making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro.

Meanwhile, judoka Sulaiman Hamad (men's 66 kg) led the Saudi delegation as the flag bearer and team captain in the opening ceremony.

[1] Saudi Arabia left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal, failing to reproduce its performance from the previous Games due to the absence of the equestrian jumping team.

Sulaiman Hamad (men's 66 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region, as Saudi Arabia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

[6] Meanwhile, Wujud Fahmi (women's 52 kg) received an exceptional additional quota place under the "universality clause" by the International Olympic Committee.