Kuwait competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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.
| Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 29 (all men) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Fawzi Al-Shammari |
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Independent Olympic Athletes (2016) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Fehaid Al-Deehani | Shooting | Men's double trap | September 20 |
Athletics
Men's 400m
- Fawzi Al Shammari
- Round 1 – 46.38 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m
- Musad Al Azimi, Badar Al Fulaij, Mishal Al Harbi, Fawzi Al Shammari
- Round 1 – DQ (did not advance)
Fencing
One fencer represented Kuwait in 2000.
- Men's foil
- Abdul Muhsen Ali
Football
Men's team competition
- Team Roster
- ( 1.) Shehab Kankune
- ( 2.) Naser Al-Omran
- ( 3.) Jamal Mubarak
- ( 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
- ( 18.) Nawaf Al-Khaldi
- Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 26,730
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw (New Zealand)
| Czech Republic | 2–3 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Heinz 2' Lengyel 90+1' | Report | Mutairi 56' Saeed 64', 73' |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,182
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
| United States | 3–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Califf 40' Albright 63' Donovan 88' | Report | Najem 83' |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 19,684
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Shooting
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Faisal Al Mahmeed | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.17 | 54 | Did not advance | |||
| Sultan Al-Otaibi | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.23 | 55 | Did not advance | |||
Taekwondo
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