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
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
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.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's 400m
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Fawzi Al Shammari
Fawzi Dahash Awadh Al-Shammari
فوزي دهش عوض الشمري
(born February 13, 1979) is a Kuwaiti former athlete who competed in the 200
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*# Round 1 – 46.38 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m
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Musad Al Azimi,
Badar Al Fulaij,
Mishal Al Harbi,
Fawzi Al Shammari
Fawzi Dahash Awadh Al-Shammari
فوزي دهش عوض الشمري
(born February 13, 1979) is a Kuwaiti former athlete who competed in the 200
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*# Round 1 – DQ (did not advance)
Fencing
One fencer represented Kuwait in 2000.
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Men's foil
*
Abdul Muhsen Ali
Football
Men's team competition
;Team Roster
:* ( 1.)
Shehab Kankune
:* ( 2.)
Naser Al-Omran
Naser Al-Omran (born 3 March 1977) is a Kuwaiti former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dhar ...
:* ( 3.)
Jamal Mubarak
Jamal Abdulrahman Mubarak (born 21 March 1974) is a Kuwaiti former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Mubarak played club football for Al Tadhamon and Qadsia. He earned 107 caps for the Kuwaiti national team between 1994 and 2006, s ...
:* ( 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
Esam Sakeen Al-Kandari (born 2 July 1971) is a Kuwaiti football midfielder who played for Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Kazma SC. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olymp ...
:* ( 18.)
Nawaf Al-Khaldi
;Group C
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
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Faisal Al Mahmeed
*# Preliminary Heat – 01:05.17 (did not advance)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
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Sultan Altotaibi
*# Preliminary Heat – 02:16.23 (did not advance)
Taekwondo
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*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
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000
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