Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KUW |
NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Sydney | |
Competitors | 29 (all men) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Fawzi Al-Shammari [1] |
Medals Ranked 71st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Independent Olympic Athletes (2016) |
Kuwait competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medal at these Games. 29 competitors, all men, took part in ten events in six sports. [2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Fehaid Al-Deehani | Shooting | Men's double trap | September 20 |
Men's 400m
Men's 4 × 400 m
One fencer represented Kuwait in 2000.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 200m Individual Medley
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