Kuwait at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Kuwait sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records,[1] eight athletes competed in athletics, powerlifting and wheelchair fencing.

Kuwait at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeKUW
NPCKuwait Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Hamad Aladwani
(opening & closing)
Medals
Ranked -th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

3 competitors:

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Points Rank
Hamad Aladwani T53 100 m 15.75 5 q N/A 15.36 - 7
200 m 27.74 5 q N/A 27.67 - 6
400 m 52.84 3 q N/A 51.03 - 7
Adel Alrashidi F33-34/52
(F34)		 Shot put N/A 8.51 789 16
Javelin throw N/A 22.89 858 9
Women
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Points Rank
Maha Alsheraian F32-34/52-53
(F32)		 Shot put N/A 4.67 918 9
F32-34/51-53
(F32)		 Discus throw N/A 9.63 868 11

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete Class Event Result Rank
Mohammad Alkhalifah - -56 kg 130.0 14

Wheelchair Fencing
Main article: Wheelchair Fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

4 competitors:

Men

Athlete Class Event Preliminary Pool Stage 1/8 Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/
Bronze medal match
Bout 1 Bout 2 Bout 3 Bout 4 Bout 5 Bout 6 Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Abdullah Alhaddad Cat. A Foil  Pender (POL)
L 3-5		  Maillard (FRA)
L 1-5		  Mato (HUN)
L 1-5		  Pellegrini (ITA)
L 4-5		  Andreev (RUS)
W 5-2		 N/A 5 Q  Pender (POL)
L 6-15		 Did not advance
Épée  Pylarinos (GRE)
W 5-3		  Davydenko (UKR)
L 1-5		  Serafini (ITA)
W 5-1		  Maillard (FRA)
L 4-5		  Saengsawang (THA)
W 5-4		  Sanchez (ESP)
W 5-0		 3 Q  Saengsawang (THA)
L 9-15		 Did not advance
Tariq Alqallaf Cat. A Foil  Saengsawang (THA)
W 5-1		  Zhang (CHN)
L 0-5		  Betti (ITA)
L 0-5		  Horvath (HUN)
W 5-4		  Granell (ESP)
W 5-0		  Andree (GER)
W 5-1		 3 Q  Bazhukov (UKR)
W 15-9		  Ye (CHN)
L 6-15		 Did not advance
Épée  Horvath (HUN)
W 5-1		  Stanczuk (POL)
W 5-3		  Wong (HKG)
L 3-5		  Tian (CHN)
L 0-5		  Betti (ITA)
L 0-5		 N/A 5 Q  Maillard (FRA)
L 7-15		 Did not advance
Abdulwahab Alsaedi Cat. B Foil  Fawcett (GBR)
W 5-2		  Francois (FRA)
L 3-5		  Rodgers (USA)
L 4-5		  Datsko (UKR)
L 4-5		  Czop (POL)
L 2-5		 N/A 5 Q  Hui (HKG)
L 3-15		 Did not advance
Épée  Williams (USA)
L 4-5		  Bogdos (GRE)
L 4-5		  Poleshchuk (RUS)
L 1-5		  Latreche (FRA)
L 2-5		  Komar (UKR)
L 2-5		 N/A 6 Did not advance
Ahmad Altabbakh Cat. A Sabre  Pellegrini (ITA)
L 1-5		  Calhoun (USA)
L 4-5		  Makowski (POL)
L 3-5		  Frolov (RUS)
L 4-5		  Sanchez (ESP)
L 2-5		  More (FRA)
L 3-5		 7 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. Athletes & Teams Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website of the 2008 Paralympic Games
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