Back الرياضيون الأولمبيون المستقلون في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 2016 Arabic Uafhængige olympiske deltagere ved sommer-OL 2016 Danish Olympische Sommerspiele 2016/Teilnehmer (Unabhängige Olympiateilnehmer) German Atletas Olímpicos Independientes en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016 Spanish Sõltumatud sportlased 2016. aasta suveolümpiamängudel Estonian ورزشکاران مستقل المپیک در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۲۰۱۶ Persian Itsenäiset olympiaurheilijat kesäolympialaisissa 2016 Finnish Athlètes olympiques indépendants aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 French Független résztvevők a 2016. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Atleti Olimpici Indipendenti ai Giochi della XXXI Olimpiade Italian
| Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IOA |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 9 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Volunteer[1] |
| Medals Ranked 51st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Kuwait (1968–) | |
Independent Olympic athletes competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The team was composed of Kuwaiti athletes who competed under the Olympic flag, as the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the second time in five years due to governmental interference.[2][3][4]
In addition to the independent athletes, ten refugees were scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as the Refugee Olympic Team, which constituted a separate team.
Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani became the first independent athlete to win a gold medal.[5]
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "IOC suspends Kuwait's national Olympic committee". USA Today. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee". Olympics. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Independent Olympic Athletes". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Kuwaiti becomes first independent athlete to win gold with men's double trap win". stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.