Abdulrahman Al Faihan (born 24 June 1986) is a Kuwaiti
sport shooter
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...
who competed in the Men's Trap Shooting competition in the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
. He participated within the
Independent Olympic Athletes team.
Career
In January 2016 he won a gold medal and an Olympic quota place while competing under the
ISSF flag at the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India. The
IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
had imposed a suspension on the Kuwait Olympic Committee in October 2015 as a result of legislation brought in by the Kuwaiti government that could have affected the autonomy of sporting organizations in the country.
References
External links
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Living people
1986 births
Olympic shooters for Kuwait
Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic shooters as Independent Olympic Participants
Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games
Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games
Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for Kuwait
Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait
Asian Games medalists in shooting
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Kuwaiti male sport shooters
Trap and double trap shooters
Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kuwait