Kuwait first participated at the Olympic Games in 1968, and has competed at almost every edition of the Summer Olympic Games ever since. The Olympic Committee was banned in 2016, and athletes from the nation competed as Independent Olympic Athletes in Rio de Janeiro. This nation has yet to participate at the Winter Olympic Games.
Kuwait has won three medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with Fehaid Aldeehani having won the first two in 2000 and 2012, after which Abdullah Alrashidi won the third Kuwaiti medal in 2020, all three in shooting.
The Kuwait Olympic Committee was created in 1957 and recognized in 1966.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Munich 1972 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Montreal 1976 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Moscow 1980 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Seoul 1988 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Barcelona 1992 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Atlanta 1996 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney 2000 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Athens 2004 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Beijing 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| London 2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | as part of Independent Olympic Athletes | |||||
| Tokyo 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2000 | 
|
Fehaid Aldeehani | Shooting | Men's double trap |
| London 2012 |
|
Fehaid Aldeehani | Shooting | Men's trap |
| Tokyo 2020 |
|
Abdullah Alrashidi | Shooting | Men's skeet |