# Abdullah Al-Rashidi
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{{Short description|Kuwaiti sports shooter (born 1963)}}
{{distinguish|Abdullah Al-Rashidi (footballer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Abdullah Al-Rashidi wins bronze in men’s skeet at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.jpg
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| caption = Al-Rashidi at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
| birth_name =
| nationality =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|23}}
| birth_place = [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City), Kuwait
| height = 1.83 m
| weight = 84 kg
| country = Kuwait
| sport = Shooting
| event = Skeet
| turnedpro =
| coach =
| worlds =
| regionals =
| nationals =
| olympics = Bronze medal at Rio Summer Olympics 2016
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{KUW}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Olympic Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) }}
{{MedalGold | [1995 Nicosia](/source/1995_World_Shotgun_Championships) | Skeet }}
{{MedalGold | [1997 Lima](/source/1997_World_Shotgun_Championships) | Skeet }}
{{MedalGold | [1998 Barcelona](/source/1998_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships) | Skeet }}
{{MedalBronze | [2011 Belgrade](/source/2011_World_Shotgun_Championships) | Skeet }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Asian Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalGold | [1998 Bangkok](/source/Shooting_at_the_1998_Asian_Games) | [Skeet team](/source/Shooting_at_the_1998_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet_team) }}
{{MedalGold | [2014 Incheon](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Asian_Games) | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
{{MedalGold | [2022 Hangzhou](/source/Shooting_at_the_2022_Asian_Games) | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Bangkok | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_1998_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
{{MedalSilver | [2006 Doha](/source/Shooting_at_the_2006_Asian_Games) | [Skeet team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2006_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet_team) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Incheon | [Skeet team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet_team) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Hangzhou | {{nowrap|[Skeet mixed team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Mixed_skeet_team)}} }}
{{MedalBronze | [1994 Hiroshima](/source/Shooting_at_the_1994_Asian_Games) | [Skeet team](/source/Shooting_at_the_1994_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet_team) }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Championships](/source/Asian_Shooting_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2007 Kuwait City](/source/2007_Asian_Shooting_Championships)|Skeet}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Kuwait City|Skeet team}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Shymkent](/source/2025_Asian_Shooting_Championships)|[Skeet team](/source/2025_Asian_Shooting_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2012 Doha](/source/2012_Asian_Shooting_Championships)|Skeet}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Doha|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2015 Kuwait City](/source/2015_Asian_Shooting_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2019 Doha](/source/2019_Asian_Shooting_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Asian Shotgun Championships](/source/Asian_Shooting_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2009 Almaty](/source/2009_Asian_Clay_Shooting_Championships)|Skeet}}
{{MedalGold|[2012 Patiala](/source/2012_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Patiala|Skeet team}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Astana](/source/2017_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalGold|[2018 Kuwait City](/source/2018_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Almaty|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2013 Almaty](/source/2013_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 Almaty|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2022 Almaty](/source/2022_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2024 Kuwait City](/source/2024_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalBronze|[2019 Almaty](/source/2019_Asian_Shotgun_Championships)|Skeet team}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Almaty|Mixed skeet team}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{flagdeco|IOC}} [Kuwait](/source/Athletes_from_Kuwait_at_the_2010_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Asian Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_Asian_Games) }}
{{MedalGold | [2010 Guangzhou](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010_Asian_Games) | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Guangzhou | [Skeet team](/source/Shooting_at_the_2010_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet_team) }}
{{MedalCountry|the {{flagdeco|IOC}} [Independent Olympic Athletes](/source/Independent_Olympic_Athletes_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Olympic Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | [Skeet](/source/Shooting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) }}
| updated = 28 July 2021
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'''Abdullah Al-Rashidi''' (born August 23, 1963) is a Kuwaiti sport shooter and three-time world champion.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/ |title=London2012.com |access-date=July 31, 2012 |archive-date=February 28, 2013 |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130228114959/http://www.london2012.com/ |url-status=dead }}] He competed at the [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympics) in [1996](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics), [2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), [2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics), [2008](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics), [2012](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics), [2016](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), and [2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics),[{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Abdullah Al-Rashidi |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/abdullah-al-rashidi-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005944/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/abdullah-al-rashidi-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |accessdate=August 6, 2016}}] winning bronze medals in [men's skeet](/source/ISSF_Olympic_skeet) in both [2016](/source/Shooting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_skeet) (as an [Independent Olympic Athlete](/source/Independent_Olympic_Athletes_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics)) and [2020](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_skeet).[{{Cite web|url=https://ocasia.org/news/2142-al-rashidi-wins-bronze-for-kuwait-at-seventh-olympic-games.html|title=OCA » Al-Rashidi wins bronze for Kuwait at seventh Olympic Games|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228133720/https://ocasia.org/news/2142-al-rashidi-wins-bronze-for-kuwait-at-seventh-olympic-games.html|url-status=dead}}]
== Achievements ==
Abdullah Al-Rashidi won three gold medals at the [World Shooting Championships](/source/ISSF_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](/source/ISSF_World_Cup) events. He has six gold and three silver medals from [Asian Shooting Championships](/source/Asian_Shooting_Championships) and two [Asian Games](/source/Asian_Games) golds and one silver medal.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
===2016 Olympic games===
In the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), Al-Rashidi competed as an "[independent Olympic athlete](/source/Independent_Olympic_Athletes_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics)" because Kuwait was banned from the Olympics by the IOC over Kuwaiti government interference in sport.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/rio-2016-proud-fehaid-al-deehani-rejects-ioc-i-will-only-carry-the-kuwait-flag-1.138888/|title=Rio 2016: Proud Fehaid Al Deehani rejects IOC – 'I will only carry the Kuwait flag'|last=|first=|date=2016-08-02|website=The National|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-10}}] He won the qualification, finished fourth in the semifinals and won the [bronze medal match](/source/Shooting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_skeet) against Ukraine's [Mikola Milchev](/source/Mikola_Milchev), the winner from [Sydney](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_skeet) in 2000.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
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.](/source/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](/source/Premier_League).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-kuwaiti-marksman-wears-arsenal-shirt-olympic-shooting-event-finishes-third-a7198941.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819133841/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-kuwaiti-marksman-wears-arsenal-shirt-olympic-shooting-event-finishes-third-a7198941.html |archive-date=2016-08-19 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Olympian wears Arsenal shirt during final, scrapes top four|website=[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk)|date=2016-08-19|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-09-26}}][{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37076267|title=Rio 2016 Olympics: Shooter wears Gunners shirt as he captures skeet medal|date=2016-08-14|newspaper=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-09-26}}]
Al-Rashidi won his second Olympic bronze medal in the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in Tokyo, this time competing for Kuwait.