Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.[1]

Kuwait at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKUW
NOCKuwait Olympic Committee
Websitewww.kuwaitolympic.net (in Arabic and English)
in Moscow
Competitors56 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

  • Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi
  • Heat — 11.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Khaled Hussain Mahmoud
  • Heat — 1:54.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Khaled Khalifa Al-Shammari
  • Heat — 3:57.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Abdultif Hashem
  • Heat — 53.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Najem Najem
  • Qualification — 39.26 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Khaled Murad Ghaloum
  • Qualification — 47.40 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Shot Put

  • Mohammad Al-Zinkawi
  • Qualification — 17.15 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Essa Hashem
  • Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's Platform

  • Abdullah Mayouf
  • Preliminary Round — 326.34 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Nine fencers represented Kuwait in 1980.

Men's foil
  • Khaled Al-Awadhi
  • Kifah Al-Mutawa
  • Ahmed Al-Ahmed
Men's team foil
  • Ahmed Al-Ahmed, Khaled Al-Awadhi, Ali Al-Khawajah, Kifah Al-Mutawa
Men's épée
  • Kazem Hasan
  • Mohamed Al-Thuwani
  • Osama Al-Khurafi
Men's team épée
  • Ebrahim Al-Cattan, Osama Al-Khurafi, Mohamed Al-Thuwani, Kazem Hasan, Kifah Al-Mutawa
Men's sabre
  • Ahmed Al-Ahmed
  • Ali Al-Khawajah
  • Mohamed Eyiad

Football
Main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Quarter Finals
  • Team Roster
  • Ahmad al-Trabulsi
  • Mahboub Mubarak
  • Jamal al-Qabendi
  • Waleed al-Mubarak
  • Saed al-Houti
  • Fathi Marzouq
  • Abdulla al-Biloushi
  • Jasem Sultan
  • Mu'ayed al-Haddad
  • Hamad Bouhamad
  • Yousef al-Suwayed
  • Ahmad Askar
  • Humoud al-Shemmari
  • Sami al-Hashash
  • Faisal al-Daakhjl
  • Abdulnabi al-Khaldi

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Classification Match
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (23-32) → 12th place
  • Team Roster
  • Faraj Al-Mutairi
  • Khalid Shahzadah
  • Saleh Najem
  • Fawzi al-Shuwairbat
  • Jasem al-Deyab
  • Ismaeel Shahzadah
  • Jasem Al-Qassar
  • Majid Al-Khamis
  • Abdel Aziz Al-Anjri
  • Mond al-Qassar
  • Musa'ed Al-Randi
  • Khamis Bashir
  • Abdullah Al-Qena'i
  • Ahmad al-Emran

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Adham Hemdan
  • Heats — 53,00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Adham Hemdan
  • Heats — 2.07,51 (→ did not advance)

References
  1. "Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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