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

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faihan, Abdulrahman 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