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. On July 14, Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate under their own flag, after the suspension was lifted.
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 Fehaid Al-Deehani Shooting Men's trap 6 August
Athletics
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):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankFawaz Al-Shammari110 m hurdles14.007Did not advanceMohammad Al-Azemi800 mDid not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAli Al-ZinkawiHammer throw73.4018Did not advance
Shooting
Kuwait has ensured berths in the following events of shooting:
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankFehaid Al-DeehaniTrap1242 Q145Double trap1403 Q1854Abdullah Al-RashidiSkeet11621Did not advanceTalal Al-RashidiTrap11626Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMaryam Erzouqi50 m rifle 3 positions56444Did not advance10 m air rifle39328Did not advance
Swimming
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)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYousef Al-Askari200 m butterfly2:05.4136Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFaye Sultan50 m freestyle27.9248Did not advance
Table tennis
Kuwait has qualified one athlete.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIbrahem Al-HasanMen's singles W 4–2 L 0–4Did not advance
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