Abdulrahman Al-Faihan
Abdulrahman Al Faihan (born 24 June 1986) is a Kuwaiti sport shooter who competed in the Men's Trap Shooting competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He participated within the Independent Olympic Athletes team.[1]
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| Nationality | Kuwaiti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kuwait | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Trap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In January 2016 he won a gold medal and an Olympic quota place while competing under the ISSF flag at the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India. The IOC had imposed a suspension on the Kuwait Olympic Committee in October 2015 as a result of legislation brought in by the Kuwaiti government that could have affected the autonomy of sporting organizations in the country.
References
- "Who Are The Independent Olympic Athletes? They've Come So Far". Romper.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Abdulrahman Al-Faihan at ISSF
- Abdulrahman Al-Faihan at Olympedia
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