Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports.
Athletics
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
*
Abdulla Abuqrais
:* Preliminary Round — 312.24 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
*
Majed Altaqi
:* Preliminary Round — 299.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Fencing
Nine fencers, all men, represented Kuwait in 1984.
;
Men's foil
*
Khaled Al-Awadhi
*
Ahmed Al-Ahmed
*
Kifah Al-Mutawa
;
Men's team foil
*
Ahmed Al-Ahmed,
Khaled Al-Awadhi,
Kifah Al-Mutawa,
Mohamed Ghaloum
;
Men's épée
*
Mohamed Al-Thuwani
*
Kazem Hasan
*
Osama Al-Khurafi
Osama Al-Kharafi (born 24 April 1963) is a Kuwaiti fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
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Men's team épée
*
Osama Al-Khurafi
Osama Al-Kharafi (born 24 April 1963) is a Kuwaiti fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los ...
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Abdul Nasser Al-Sayegh,
Ali Hasan,
Kazem Hasan,
Mohamed Al-Thuwani
Judo
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
*
Khaled Al-Assaf
:* Heat — 56.91 (→ did not advance, 59th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
*
Ahmad Al-Hahdoud
:* Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
*
Isaac Atish Wa-El
:* Heat — 1:16.51 (→ did not advance, 49th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
*
Ahmad Al-Hahdoud
:* Heat — 2:37.63 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
*
Faisal Marzouk
:* Heat — 1:02.00 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
*
Adel Al-Ghaith
:* Heat — 1:04.62 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
Summer Olympics
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