Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Volunteer[1] | | |
Medals Ranked 51st |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
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Kuwait (1968–) |
In addition to the independent athletes, ten refugees were scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as the Refugee Olympic Team, which constituted a separate team.
Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani became the first independent athlete to win a gold medal.[5]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Fehaid Al-Deehani | Shooting | Men's double trap | 10 August |
Bronze | Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Shooting | Men's skeet | 13 August |
Background
The Kuwaiti Olympic Committee was suspended due to interference from the government. The suspension started in October 2015.[6] Kuwait was also suspended in 2010, but this suspension was lifted before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games.[6]
Fencing
One fencer competed as independent athlete into the Olympic competition. Abdulaziz Al-Shatti had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's épée with a top finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China, signifying the nation's sporters' return to the sport at the Olympics for the first time since 2000.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Abdulaziz Al-Shatti | Men's épée | Rédli (HUN) L 13–14 |
Did not advance |
Shooting
Kuwaiti individual shooters – starting as independent athletes and not for their country – have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 World Shotgun and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[7]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ahmad Al-Afasi | Men's double trap | 128 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
Fehaid Al-Deehani | 135 | 6 Q | 28 | 1 Q | 26 | ||
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan | Men's trap | 115 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
Khaled Al-Mudhaf | 117 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Men's skeet | 123 | 1 Q | 14 | 4 q | 16 | |
Saud Habib | 117 | 20 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Kuwait has received a Universality invitation from
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Abbas Qali | Men's 100 m butterfly | 54.63 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
Faye Sultan | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.86 | 54 | Did not advance |
See also
References
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "IOC suspends Kuwait's national Olympic committee". USA Today. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- Olympics. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Independent Olympic Athletes". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Kuwaiti becomes first independent athlete to win gold with men's double trap win". stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Kuwait ban unlikely to be lifted in time for Rio 2016 Olympics: IOC". Indian Express. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- FINA. Archived from the originalon 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.