Kuwait at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Kuwait at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KUW
NOC	Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website	www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	23 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Tareq Al-Ghareeb [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Kuwait competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports. ^[2]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 110 metres hurdles

• Naji Mubarak ^[a]
  • Heats — 14.56 (→ did not advance, 5th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Abdulla Abuqrais	3 m springboard	312.24	29	Did not advance
Majed Al-Taqi		299.16	30	Did not advance
Abdulla Abuqrais	10 m platform	342.03	22	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Nine fencers, all men, represented Kuwait in 1984.

Men's foil

• Khaled Al-Awadhi
• Ahmed Al-Ahmed
• Kifah Al-Mutawa

Men's team foil

• Ahmed Al-Ahmed, Khaled Al-Awadhi, Kifah Al-Mutawa, Mohamed Ghaloum

Men's épée

• Mohamed Al-Thuwani
• Kazem Hasan
• Osama Al-Khurafi

Men's team épée

• Osama Al-Khurafi, Abdul Nasser Al-Sayegh, Ali Hasan, Kazem Hasan, Mohamed Al-Thuwani

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Khaled Al-Assaf	100 m freestyle	56.91	59	Did not advance
Ahmad Al-Hahdoud	100 m breaststroke	1:13.01	47	Did not advance
Isaac Atish Wa-El		1:16.51	49	Did not advance
Ahmad Al-Hahdoud	200 m breaststroke	2:37.63	41	Did not advance
Adel Al-Ghaith	100 m butterfly	1:04.62	48	Did not advance
Faisal Marzouk		1:02.00	44	Did not advance

Notes

1. Naji Abdullah Mubarak (Arabic: ناجي عبد الله مبارك; born 27 March 1964) is a Kuwaiti hurdler. ^[3] He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^{[4] [5]} Mubarak set his 110 metres hurdles personal best in 1983, running 14.40 seconds. ^[5] At the 1984 Olympics, Mubarak was seeded in the third heat. He ran 14.56 seconds to place 5th, failing to advance to the semi-finals. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Tareq Al-Ghareeb". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kuwait at the 1984 Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
3. "Qabas Daily Kuwait 1980".
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Naji Mubarak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
5. "Naji Mubarak". Olympedia.
6. "Naji Mubarak" . Tilastopaja.
7. "Naji Mubarak". World Athletics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports