Kuwait at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKUW
NOCKuwait Olympic Committee
Websitewww.kuwaitolympic.net (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Jasem Al-Dowaila[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 24 events in 7 sports.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 0 6
Boxing 3 – 3
Diving 1 0 1
Fencing 8 0 8
Judo 4 – 4
Rowing 1 0 1
Swimming 2 0 2
Total 25 0 25

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Track Events

Athlete Events Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position Time Position
Jasem Aldowaila 400 m Hurdles 51.87 31 Did not advance
Zeyad Alkhudhur 110 m Hurdles 14.44 30 14.56 31 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Waleed Albakheet Hammer 63.86m 27 Did not advance
Marsouq Alyouhah Triple Jump 15.72m 28 Did not advance
Ghanem Mabrouk Javelin 65.84m 35 Did not advance
Muhammad Zankawi Shot Put 15.92m 20 Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Ali Al-Baluchi Super Heavyweight  Aleksandr Miroshnichenko (URS)
L 5-0 		Did not advance
Husain Al-Mutairi Flyweight  Alfred Kotey (GHA)
L RSCO 		Did not advance
Saud Al-Muwaizri Bantamweight  Katsuyoki Matsushima (JPN)
L RSCH 		Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Majed Altaqi 3 m springboard 387.60 31 Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Final rank
Khaled Alawadh Foil Did not advance 62
Mohammad Alhamar Épée Did not advance 44
Younes Almashmoum Épée Did not advance 53
Saqer Alsurayei Foil Did not advance 61
Khaled Jahrami Épée Did not advance 62
Salman Mohammad Foil Did not advance 64
Khaled Alawadhi
Faisal Alharshani
Saqer Alsurayei
Khaled Jahrami
Salman Mohammad 		Team Foil  East Germany
L 0-9

 China
L 3-9
 Great Britain
L 5-9

 Did not advance 15
Mohammad Alhamar
Younes Almashmoum
Nahedh Almurdh
Khaled Jahrami 		Team Épée  France
L 0-9

 Poland
L 1-9

 Did not advance 18

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals First Repechage Round Repechage Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Yousef Alhammad −86kg  Canu (FRA)
L 0000-0200 		Did not advance
Adel Alnajadah −71kg  Beauchamp (CAN)
L 0000-1001 		Did not advance
Hisham Elsharaf −78kg  Aquino (GUM)
W 1011-0000 		 Erhembayar (MGL)
L 0000-0000 		Did not advance
Hussei Safar −65kg  Elmamoun (MAR)
L 0010-0000 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Waleed Almohammad Single sculls 8:05.35 5 8:15.16 4 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hassan Alshammari 50 m freestyle 26.27 61 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 56.44 65 Did not advance
Sultan Alotaibi 200 m butterfly 2:12.89 38 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:15.63 42 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:50.16 31 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Jasem Al-Dowaila". olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Kuwait at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. ^ Kuwait at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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