Fehaid Al-Deehani
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Fahad Al-Deehani (Template:Langx, born October 11, 1966) is a Kuwaiti professional target shooter and officer in the Kuwaiti military.[1] He was born in Kuwait City.[2][3]
Olympic career
Al-Deehani won a bronze medal for the men's double trap shooting event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and thus he became the first Kuwaiti to ever win an Olympic bronze medal.[4] He won another bronze for the men's Olympic trap shooting event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Al-Deehani competed as an "independent Olympic athlete" because Kuwait was banned from the Olympics by the IOC.[1] Al-Deehani called for the resignation of Kuwaiti officials responsible for the IOC ban,[5] but refused to carry the Olympic flag in the 2016 Olympic opening ceremonies.[1] Al-Deehani defeated Italian Marco Innocenti in the gold medal match of the men's double trap, becoming the first independent athlete and Kuwaiti to win a gold medal.[6] He said the medal is the best answer to those who kept the Kuwait flag away from the award ceremonies,[7] and added that everyone was calling him "Fehaid the Kuwaiti"; thus, the medal would carry the name of Kuwait: "I was not representing the Olympic Committee; rather I represented Kuwait."[8]
Al-Deehani had retired in the year 2018 after an illustrious career.[9] On 28 August, 2023, he announced in a instagram post that he is returning back to international competitions as per an appeal from the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah and in response to homeland's call for return.[10]
Other competitions
In 2014, Al-Deehani won silver in the Asian Games double trap competition.[11]
| Olympic results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Trap (mixed) | 29th 140 |
Not held | ||||
| Trap (men) | Not held | 20th 119 |
— | — | Template:Bronze3 Bronze 124+21+4 |
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| Double trap (men) | Not held | 10th 136 |
Template:Bronze3 Bronze 141+45 |
8th 134 |
4th 140+45+1 |
Template:Gold1 Gold 135+28+26 |
See also
- Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Kuwait at the 2016 Summer Olympics
References
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External links
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- 1966 births
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- Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists as Independent Olympic Participants
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- Sportspeople from Kuwait City
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