Hadi Al Somayli
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Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily born December 30, 1976 in Taif is a Saudi Arabia
n athlete. He won the first Saudi silver medal in the Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles
, clocking a personal best time: 47.53 seconds. He led for 399 metres but at the finishing line US sprinter Angelo Taylor
surged forward to take the victory and the gold medal.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n athlete. He won the first Saudi silver medal in the Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
, clocking a personal best time: 47.53 seconds. He led for 399 metres but at the finishing line US sprinter Angelo Taylor
Angelo Taylor
Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
surged forward to take the victory and the gold medal.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Asian Championships 2000 Asian Championships in Athletics - Men :- Women :-Medals table:-External links:*... |
Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400m h |
| Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:... |
Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 400m h | |
- 2005 Asian Championships2005 Asian Championships in AthleticsThe 16th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Incheon, South Korea in 2005.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- External links :*...
- gold medal - 2004 Pan Arab Games2004 Pan Arab GamesThe 10th Pan Arab Games was an international multi-sport event which took place in Algiers, Algeria, between 24 September and 10 October 2004. It witnessed the participation of all Arab League members for the first time – 22 countries participated in 26 sports....
- gold medal - 2002 Asian GamesAthletics at the 2002 Asian Games-Medal summary:-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal - 2002 Asian GamesAthletics at the 2002 Asian Games-Medal summary:-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (4 x 400 metres relay4 x 400 metres relayThe 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
) - 2001 World Championships2001 World Championships in AthleticsThe 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
- fourth place - 2000 Olympic Games - silver medal, personal best time: 47.53 seconds
- 1999 Pan Arab Games1999 Pan Arab GamesAugust 15 and August 31, 1999. 5504 athletes from 21 countries participated in events in 26 sports. the opening ceremony that took place in Al Hussein Youth City Stadium was officially opened by King Abdullah II.-Medals won by country:-Group A:--------...
- gold medal