Kuwait at the Olympics

Kuwait at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Kuwait has competed in 12 Summer Games. They have never competed in the Winter Games.

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.

The National Olympic Committee for Kuwait was formed in 1957 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1966.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2000 Sydney	0	0	1	1
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	0	0	0
2012 London	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	2	2

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Shooting	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	2	2

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

• Kuwait at the Paralympics

References

1. Al-Ahram Weekly On-line (28 Sep – 4 Oct 2000). "Three for the Arabs". Retrieved 2011-08-08.

External links

• "Kuwait". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Kuwait". Sports-Reference.com.