Kuwait at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Kuwait at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg
IOC code KUW
NOC Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Abdullah Al Rashidi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Kuwait Olympic Committee.

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In total, eight athletes – all men – represented Kuwait in five different sports including athletics, judo, shooting, swimming and table tennis.

Competitors

In total, eight athletes represented Kuwait at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across five different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 202
Judo 101
Shooting 303
Swimming 101
Table tennis 101
Total808

Athletics

In total, two Kuwaiti athletes participated in the athletics events – Mohammad Al-Azemi in the men's 800 m and Ali Al-Zinkawi in the men's hammer throw. [1]

The heats for the men's 800 m took place on 20 August 2008. Al-Azemi finished first in his heat in a time of one minute 46.94 seconds and he advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place the following day. Al-Azemi finished eighth in his semi-final in a time of one minute 47.65 seconds and he did not advance to the final. [2]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohammad Al-Azemi 800 m 1:46.941 Q1:47.658Did not advance

The qualifying round for the men's hammer throw took place on 15 August 2008. Al-Zinkawi contested qualifying group B. His best throw of 73.62 m came on his second attempt. However, it was not enough to advance to the final and he finished 20th overall. [3]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ali Al-Zinkawi Hammer throw 73.6220Did not advance

Judo

In total, one Kuwaiti athlete participated in the judo events – Talal Al-Enezi in the men's −100 kg category. [1]

The men's −100 kg category took place on 14 August 2008. In the first round, Al-Enezi lost by ippon to Askhat Zhitkeyev of Kazakhstan. In the repechange, he lost by ippon to Amel Mekić of Bosnia-Herzegovina. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Talal Al-Enezi Men's −100 kg Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Zhitkeyev  (KAZ)
L 0000–1110
Did not advanceFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Mekić  (BIH)
L 0001–1100
Did not advance

Shooting

In total, three Kuwaiti athletes participated in the shooting events – Zaid Al-Mutairi and Abdullah Al-Rashidi in the men's skeet and Naser Meqlad in the men's trap. [1]

The preliminary round for the men's trap took place on 9 August 2008. Meqlad scored a total of 115 points across the five rounds. He did not advance to the final and was ranked 18th overall. [5]

The preliminary round for the men's skeet took place on 15 August 2008. Both Al-Mutairi and Al-Rashidi scored a total of 118 points across the five rounds. A shoot-off was required to decide the final participant in the final round. Al-Mutairi scored one and Al-Rashidi scored three as they were eliminated from the competition. [6]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Zaid Al-Mutairi Skeet 11810Did not advance
Abdullah Al-Rashidi 1189Did not advance
Naser Meqlad Trap 11518Did not advance

Swimming

In total, one Kuwaiti athlete participated in the swimming events – Mohammad Madwa in the men's 50 m freestyle. [1]

The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 14 August 2008. Madwa finished fourth in his heat in a time of 22.83 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. [7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohammad Madwa 50 m freestyle 22.83=45Did not advance

Table tennis

In total, one Kuwaiti athlete participated in the table tennis events – Ibrahem Al-Hasan in the men's singles. [1]

The first round of the men's singles took place on 19 August 2008. Al-Hasan lost 11–7 9–11 6–11 11–5 11–9 11–9 to Kim Hyok-Bong of North Korea. [8]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Ibrahem Al-Hasan Men's singles Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim H-B  (PRK)
L 2–4
Did not advance

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kuwait at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  2. "2008 Summer Olympics, 800 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. "2008 Summer Olympics, Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. "2008 Summer Olympics, Half-Heavyweight (≤100 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. "2008 Summer Olympics, Trap, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. "2008 Summer Olympics, Skeet, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. "2008 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  8. "2008 Summer Olympics, Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2025.