Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Kuwait at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Kuwait.svg
IPC code KUW
NPC Kuwait Paralympic Committee
in London
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Kuwait Paralympic team at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony Kuwait Paralympic team at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.jpg
Kuwait Paralympic team at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony

Kuwait competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. [1]

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Athletics

Men’s Track and Road Events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Hamad Aladwani 100m T53 15.624 q15.477
200m T53 26.672 Q26.506
400m T53 51.352 Q52.048
Ahmad Almutairi 100m T34 17.675Did not advance
200m T34 31.024Did not advance
Men’s Field Events
AthleteEventDistancePointsRank
Ahmad Almutairi Javelin Throw F33-34 17.34N/A15
Abdullah Alsaleh Shot Put F46 13.10N/A8
Mohammad Naser Shot Put F32-33 7.958006
Naser Saleh Shot Put F32-33 7.4663911

Wheelchair Fencing

Men
AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abdullah Alhaddad Individual foil A Flag of France.svg  Tokatlian  (FRA)
L 1-5
Flag of Poland.svg  Makowski  (POL)
L 3-5
12Did not advance
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong  (HKG)
W 5-1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ye  (CHN)
L 1-5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Demchuk  (UKR)
W 5-3

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References

  1. "Kuwait - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.