First independent Olympian to win a gold medal
- Who
- Fehaid Al-Deehani
- What
- First
- Where
- Brazil
- When
- 10 August 2016
The first independent Olympian to win a gold medal is Fehaid Al-Deehani (Kuwait) who achieved gold in the men’s double trap shooting, at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 10 August 2016.
Fehaid is a Kuwait national but represented the Independent Olympic Athletes team as Kuwait were suspended from the games.
Fehaid beat Italy's Marco Innocenti in the final 26–24.