Redha Shaaban

Redha Shaaban was born on 18 September 1963.^[1] Shaaban would compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, representing Kuwait in men's weightlifting. He would be the first Kuwaiti athlete to compete in weightlifting at an Olympic Games.^[2]

Shabaan would compete in the men's first heavyweight event for competitors that weighed 100 kilograms or less. He would compete on 2 August against 24 other competitors. There, he would place 21st with a total of 250 kilograms.^[3]

After the 1992 Summer Games, he would again represent Kuwait at another Olympic Games. He would compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. There, he would compete in a restructured men's first heavyweight event that required competitors to weigh 99 kilograms or less. He would compete on 28 July against 27 other competitors. He would place 26th with a total of 255 kilograms.^[4]

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Shaaban remains as the only Kuwaiti weightlifter to compete at an Olympic Games.^[2]