Kuwait at the Olympics
| Kuwait at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016) | |
Kuwait has competed in 12 Summer Games. To date, Kuwait has won two bronze Olympic medals and the Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani won a gold medal as an independent athlete.
In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Kuwait received a bronze medal in the then-demonstration sport of taekwondo.[1] Their first Olympic medal was a bronze for double trap shooting, won by Fehaid Al-Deehani at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Their second was also a bronze won by Al-Deehani in the men's trap at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2016, Al-Deehani won the gold medal for men's double trap as an independent athlete.
The National Olympic Committee for Kuwait was formed in 1957. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1966, but has been suspended twice in the past ten years. Due to its most recent suspension, Kuwait was not allowed to compete as a sovereign state at the 2016 Summer Olympics, though the nation's participants were able to compete as Independent Olympic Athletes under the Olympic flag.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2004 Athens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)
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| 2020 Tokyo | future event | |||||
| 2024 Paris | ||||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 138 | |
Medals by summer sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Combined medals
| Combined IOC codes | № Games | 
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Combined total |
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 Kuwait (KUW)
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12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze |
Fehaid Al-Deehani | 2000 Sydney |  Shooting |
Men's double trap |
| Bronze |
Fehaid Al-Deehani | 2012 London | Shooting |
Men's trap |
See also
References
- ^ Al-Ahram Weekly On-line (28 Sep – 4 Oct 2000). "Three for the Arabs". Archived from the original on 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
External links
- "Kuwait". International Olympic Committee.
- "Kuwait". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/KUW". olympanalyt.com.
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