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Kuwait at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Kuwait at the; 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	KUW
NPC	Kuwait Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	8 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Hamad Aladwani; (opening & closing)
Medals; Ranked -th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Kuwait sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records,^[1] eight athletes competed in athletics, powerlifting and wheelchair fencing.

Athletics

3 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Hamad Aladwani	T53	100 m	15.75	5 q	N/A		15.36	-	7
		200 m	27.74	5 q	N/A		27.67	-	6
		400 m	52.84	3 q	N/A		51.03	-	7
Adel Alrashidi	F33-34/52 (F34)	Shot put	N/A				8.51	789	16
Adel Alrashidi	F33-34/52 (F34)	Javelin throw	N/A				22.89	858	9

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Points	Rank
Maha Alsheraian	F32-34/52-53 (F32)	Shot put	N/A				4.67	918	9
Maha Alsheraian	F32-34/51-53 (F32)	Discus throw	N/A				9.63	868	11

Powerlifting

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank
Mohammad Alkhalifah	-	-56 kg	130.0	14

Wheelchair Fencing

4 competitors:

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Preliminary Pool Stage							1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal match
			Bout 1	Bout 2	Bout 3	Bout 4	Bout 5	Bout 6	Rank	1/8 Finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/ Bronze medal match
			Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Abdullah Alhaddad	Cat. A	Foil	Pender (POL) L 3-5	Maillard (FRA) L 1-5	Mato (HUN) L 1-5	Pellegrini (ITA) L 4-5	Andreev (RUS) W 5-2	N/A	5 Q	Pender (POL) L 6-15	did not advance
Abdullah Alhaddad	Cat. A	Épée	Pylarinos (GRE) W 5-3	Davydenko (UKR) L 1-5	Serafini (ITA) W 5-1	Maillard (FRA) L 4-5	Saengsawang (THA) W 5-4	Sanchez (ESP) W 5-0	3 Q	Saengsawang (THA) L 9-15	did not advance
Tariq Alqallaf	Cat. A	Foil	Saengsawang (THA) W 5-1	Zhang (CHN) L 0-5	Betti (ITA) L 0-5	Horvath (HUN) W 5-4	Granell (ESP) W 5-0	Andree (GER) W 5-1	3 Q	Bazhukov (UKR) W 15-9	Ye (CHN) L 6-15	did not advance
Tariq Alqallaf	Cat. A	Épée	Horvath (HUN) W 5-1	Stanczuk (POL) W 5-3	Wong (HKG) L 3-5	Tian (CHN) L 0-5	Betti (ITA) L 0-5	N/A	5 Q	Maillard (FRA) L 7-15	did not advance
Abdulwahab Alsaedi	Cat. B	Foil	Fawcett (GBR) W 5-2	Francois (FRA) L 3-5	Rodgers (USA) L 4-5	Datsko (UKR) L 4-5	Czop (POL) L 2-5	N/A	5 Q	Hui (HKG) L 3-15	did not advance
Abdulwahab Alsaedi	Cat. B	Épée	Williams (USA) L 4-5	Bogdos (GRE) L 4-5	Poleshchuk (RUS) L 1-5	Latreche (FRA) L 2-5	Komar (UKR) L 2-5	N/A	6	did not advance
Ahmad Altabbakh	Cat. A	Sabre	Pellegrini (ITA) L 1-5	Calhoun (USA) L 4-5	Makowski (POL) L 3-5	Frolov (RUS) L 4-5	Sanchez (ESP) L 2-5	More (FRA) L 3-5	7	did not advance