Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Kuwait at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kuwait.svg
IOC code KUW
NOC Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors10 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Fehaid Al-Deehani
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)
2012 Summer Olympics - Kuwait eniras 2.jpg

Kuwait competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

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On May 24, the International Olympic Committee announced that Kuwaiti athletes would compete under the Olympic flag, as Independent Olympic Athletes, at the Olympics due to two-year suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. [1] On July 14, Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate under their own flag, after the suspension was lifted. [2]

Kuwait Olympic Committee sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 2 women, to compete in 4 different sports. Trap shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani, who participated at his sixth Olympics as the team's most experienced member, reprised his role to be Kuwait's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He also set the nation's historical milestone, as the first Kuwaiti athlete to win more than a single medal in Olympic history.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fehaid Al-Deehani Shooting Men's trap 6 August

Athletics

Kuwaiti athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [3] [4]

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Fawaz Al-Shammari 110 m hurdles 14.007Did not advance
Mohammad Al-Azemi 800 m DSQDid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ali Al-Zinkawi Hammer throw 73.4018Did not advance

Shooting

Kuwait has ensured berths in the following events of shooting: [5]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Fehaid Al-Deehani Trap 1242 Q145Bronze medal icon.svg
Double trap 1403 Q1854
Abdullah Al-Rashidi Skeet 11621Did not advance
Talal Al-Rashidi Trap 11626Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Maryam Erzouqi 50 m rifle 3 positions 56444Did not advance
10 m air rifle 39328Did not advance

Swimming

Kuwaiti swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [6] [7]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yousef Al-Askari 200 m butterfly 2:05.4136Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Faye Sultan 50 m freestyle 27.9248Did not advance

Table tennis

Kuwait has qualified one athlete.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ibrahem Al-Hasan Men's singles Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Idowu  (CGO)
W 4–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Drinkhall  (GBR)
L 0–4
Did not advance

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