| Kuwait at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 146th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016) | |
Kuwait has competed in 12Summer Games. To date, Kuwait has won three bronzeOlympic medals. The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games.
In the1992 Barcelona Games, Kuwait received a bronze medal in the then-demonstration sport oftaekwondo.[1] Their first Olympic medal was a bronze fordouble trap shooting, won byFehaid Al-Deehani at the2000 Olympics inSydney. Their second was also a bronze won by Al-Deehani in themen's trap at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon. In 2016, Al-Deehani won the gold medal formen's double trap as anindependent athlete, as theKuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) for the second time in five years due to governmental interference.[2][3][4]
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 the2016 Summer Olympics, though the nation's participants were able to compete asIndependent Olympic Athletes under the Olympic flag. At those games, Kuwaiti shootersFehaid Al-Deehani andAbdullah Al-Rashidi won a gold medal and bronze medal respectively asindependent athletes.
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1968–2012 |  Kuwait |
| 2016 | Independent Olympic Athletes(2016) |
| 2020– | Kuwait |
| Combined IOC codes | № Games |  |  |  | Combined total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent Olympic Athletes(2016) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 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 | |||||
| 2020 Tokyo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 2024 Paris | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 147 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shooting | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Bronze | Abdullah Al-Rashidi | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men's skeet |
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