Salem Al-Ahmadi
Saudi Arabian triple jumper
Salem Mouled Al-Ahmadi (born 12 September 1969) is a Saudi Arabian triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.07 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Riyadh.
He won the bronze medal at the 2000 Asian Championships, the gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games and the 2002 Asian Championships and finished fifth at the 2005 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 1997 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 9th | Triple jump | 15.78 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | Triple jump | NM |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th (q) | Triple jump | 16.30 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 16.30 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 30th (q) | Triple jump | 16.24 m |
2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.24 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 32nd (q) | Triple jump | 15.99 m | |
2002 | West Asian Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 1st | Triple jump | 16.50 m |
Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | Triple jump | 16.61 m | |
Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | Triple jump | 16.60 m | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (q) | Triple jump | 14.66 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 35th (q) | Triple jump | 16.16 m |
Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.24 m | |
2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 4th | Triple jump | 15.92 m |
Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | Triple jump | 16.26 m |
External links
- Salem Al-Ahmedi at World Athletics
- Salem Al-Ahmedi at Olympedia
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Asian Games champions in men's triple jump
- 1951: Yoshio Iimuro (JPN)
- 1954: Noriaki Sagawa (JPN)
- 1958: Mohinder Singh (IND)
- 1962: Koji Sakurai (JPN)
- 1966: Kosei Gushiken (JPN)
- 1970: Mohinder Singh Gill (IND)
- 1974: Toshiaki Inoue (JPN)
- 1978: Masami Nakanishi (JPN)
- 1982: Zou Zhenxian (CHN)
- 1986: Norifumi Yamashita (JPN)
- 1990: Chen Yanping (CHN)
- 1994: Oleg Sakirkin (KAZ)
- 1998: Sergey Arzamasov (KAZ)
- 2002: Salem Al-Ahmadi (KSA)
- 2006–10: Li Yanxi (CHN)
- 2014: Cao Shuo (CHN)
- 2018: Arpinder Singh (IND)
- 2022: Zhu Yaming (CHN)
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