Abdullah Al-Rashidi

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Abdullah Al-Rashidi (born August 23, 1963) is a Kuwaiti sport shooter and three-time world champion.[1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020,[2] winning bronze medals in men's skeet in both 2016 (as an Independent Olympic Athlete) and 2020.[3]

Born (1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 (age 62)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
CountryKuwait
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Abdullah Al-Rashidi
Al-Rashidi at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
Personal information
Born (1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 (age 62)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryKuwait
SportShooting
Event
Skeet
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBronze medal at Rio Summer Olympics 2016
Medal record
Representing  Kuwait
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoSkeet
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 NicosiaSkeet
Gold medal – first place1997 LimaSkeet
Gold medal – first place1998 BarcelonaSkeet
Bronze medal – third place2011 BelgradeSkeet
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokSkeet team
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonSkeet
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouSkeet
Silver medal – second place1998 BangkokSkeet
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouSkeet mixed team
Bronze medal – third place1994 HiroshimaSkeet team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuwait CitySkeet
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuwait CitySkeet team
Gold medal – first place2025 ShymkentSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2012 DohaSkeet
Silver medal – second place2012 DohaSkeet team
Silver medal – second place2015 Kuwait CitySkeet team
Silver medal – second place2019 DohaSkeet team
Asian Shotgun Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 AlmatySkeet
Gold medal – first place2012 PatialaSkeet
Gold medal – first place2012 PatialaSkeet team
Gold medal – first place2017 AstanaSkeet team
Gold medal – first place2018 Kuwait CitySkeet team
Silver medal – second place2009 AlmatySkeet team
Silver medal – second place2013 AlmatySkeet
Silver medal – second place2013 AlmatySkeet team
Silver medal – second place2022 AlmatySkeet team
Silver medal – second place2024 Kuwait CitySkeet team
Bronze medal – third place2019 AlmatySkeet team
Bronze medal – third place2022 AlmatyMixed skeet team
Representing the Kuwait
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouSkeet
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouSkeet team
Representing the Independent Olympic Athletes
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSkeet
Updated on 28 July 2021
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Achievements

Abdullah Al-Rashidi won three gold medals at the World Shooting Championships, in 1995, 1997 and 1998 and took a bronze medal in 2011. Competing since 1989, he is also the winner of four World cup events. He has six gold and three silver medals from Asian Shooting Championships and two Asian Games golds and one silver medal.[citation needed]

2016 Olympic games

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Al-Rashidi competed as an "independent Olympic athlete" because Kuwait was banned from the Olympics by the IOC over Kuwaiti government interference in sport.[4] He won the qualification, finished fourth in the semifinals and won the bronze medal match against Ukraine's Mikola Milchev, the winner from Sydney in 2000.[citation needed]

As his status of being an independent Olympian did not enable the restriction of the uniform of his national team, he received media attention for competing whilst wearing the training shirt of Arsenal F.C. despite not being a supporter himself, leading to people on social media to draw comparison to him and the team's performance in the Premier League.[5][6]

Al-Rashidi won his second Olympic bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, this time competing for Kuwait.[3]

Olympic results

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Event 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Skeet (men) T-42nd T-14th T-8th T-7th 21st 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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