Abdulrahman Al Faihan (born 24 June 1986) is a Kuwaiti

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

who competed in the Men's Trap Shooting competition in the

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. He participated within the Independent Olympic Athletes team.

Career

In January 2016 he won a gold medal and an Olympic quota place while competing under the ISSF flag at the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India. The

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had imposed a suspension on the Kuwait Olympic Committee in October 2015 as a result of legislation brought in by the Kuwaiti government that could have affected the autonomy of sporting organizations in the country.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faihan, Abdulrahman Living people 1986 births Kuwaiti male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Kuwait Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters as Independent Olympic Participants Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Kuwait Asian Games silver medalists for Kuwait Asian Games medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Kuwait