Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Sporting event delegation
| Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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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]
Medalists
[edit ]Further information: 2000 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Fehaid Al-Deehani | Shooting | Men's double trap | September 20 |
Athletics
[edit ]Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 400m
- Fawzi Al Shammari
- Round 1 – 46.38 (did not advance)
Men's 4 ×ばつ 400 m
- Musad Al Azimi, Badar Al Fulaij, Mishal Al Harbi, Fawzi Al Shammari
- Round 1 – DQ (did not advance)
Fencing
[edit ]Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
One fencer represented Kuwait in 2000.
Football
[edit ]Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's team competition
[edit ]- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Shehab Kankune
- ( 2.) Naser Al-Omran
- ( 3.) Jamal Mubarak
- ( 4.) Bader Najem
- ( 5.) Abdullah Husan
- ( 6.) Nawaf Humaidan
- ( 7.) Adel Al-Anezi
- ( 8.) Naser Al-Othman
- ( 9.) Bashar Abdulaziz
- ( 10.) Faraj Saeed
- ( 11.) Abdullah Saihan
- ( 12.) Hamad Al-Tayyar
- ( 13.) Sadoun Salman
- ( 14.) Khalaf Al-Mutairi
- ( 15.) Saleh Al-Buraiki
- ( 16.) Yousef Zayed
- ( 17.) Esam Al-Kandari
- ( 18.) Nawaf Al-Khaldi
- Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Shooting
[edit ]Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Swimming
[edit ]Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Faisal Al Mahmeed
- Preliminary Heat – 01:05.17 (did not advance)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Sultan Altotaibi
- Preliminary Heat – 02:16.23 (did not advance)
Taekwondo
[edit ]Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Notes
[edit ]- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
[edit ]- ^ "Fawzi Al-Shammari". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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