Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KUW
NOC	Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website	www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in London
Competitors	10 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Fehaid Al-Deehani
Medals Ranked 79th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

On May 24, the International Olympic Committee announced that Kuwaiti athletes would compete under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Athletes at the Olympics due to two-year suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee. ^[1] On July 14, Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate under their own flag, after the suspension was lifted. ^[2]

Kuwait Olympic Committee sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 2 women, to compete in 4 different sports. Trap shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani, who participated at his sixth Olympics as the team's most experienced member, reprised his role to be Kuwait's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He also set the nation's historical milestone, as the first Kuwaiti athlete to win more than a single medal in Olympic history.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Fehaid Al-Deehani	Shooting	Men's trap	6 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kuwaiti athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ^{[3] [4]}

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fawaz Al-Shammari	110 m hurdles	14.00	7	Did not advance
Mohammad Al-Azemi	800 m	DSQ		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ali Al-Zinkawi	Hammer throw	73.40	18	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kuwait has ensured berths in the following events of shooting: ^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Fehaid Al-Deehani	Trap	124	2 Q	145
	Double trap	140	3 Q	185	4
Abdullah Al-Rashidi	Skeet	116	21	Did not advance
Talal Al-Rashidi	Trap	116	26	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Maryam Erzouqi	50 m rifle 3 positions	564	44	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle	393	28	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kuwaiti swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): ^{[6] [7]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yousef Al-Askari	200 m butterfly	2:05.41	36	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Faye Sultan	50 m freestyle	27.92	48	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kuwait has qualified one athlete.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ibrahem Al-Hasan	Men's singles	Idowu  (CGO) W 4–2	Drinkhall  (GBR) L 0–4	Did not advance

References

1. IOC Executive Board meeting comes to a close in Quebec, IOC, 25 May 2011, retrieved 19 July 2011
2. All 204 NOCs to compete in London, IOC, 16 July 2011, retrieved 19 July 2011
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
4. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011, retrieved 4 June 2011
5. "Quota places by nation and name". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
6. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
7. FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION – Swimming (PDF), FINA, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011, retrieved 8 June 2011