Kuwait at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Kuwait at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Kuwait at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KUW
NOC	Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website	www.kuwaitolympic.net (in Arabic and English)
in Seoul
Competitors	25 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Jasem Al-Dowaila
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
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

Athlete	Events	Heat		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	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

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Final
Athlete	Events	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Majed Altaqi	3 m springboard	387.60	31	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round of 32	Quarterfinal	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

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Waleed Almohammad	Single sculls	8:05.35	5	8:15.16	4	Did not advance

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hassan Alshammari	50 m freestyle	26.27	61	Did not advance
Hassan Alshammari	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