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Hussain Al-Hizam

Hussain Al-Hizam
Hussain Al Hizam during Täby Stavhoppsgala, in Sweden - May 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-01-04) January 4, 1998 (age 26)
Jubail, Saudi Arabia[1]
EducationUniversity of Kansas
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
College teamKansas Jayhawks

Hussain Assem Al-Hizam (Arabic: حسين عاصم آل حزام; born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Austin 2021) and 5.70 metres indoors ( 2018). Both are current national records.

His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Saudi Arabia
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 4.90 m
Asian Youth Games Nanjing, China 1st 4.70 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 5th 4.60 m
2014 Asian Junior Championships Taipei, Taiwan 4th 4.85 m
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 4th 4.85 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 9th 4.95 m
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 7th (q) 4.95 m1
2016 Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 5th 5.00 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 15th (q) 5.10 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 5.55 m
Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 7th 5.20 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 5th 5.40 m
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 5.55 m
2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 1st 5.61 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (q) 5.65 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd 5.40 m
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st 5.45 m
Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 3rd 5.20 m
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 2nd 5.56 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (q) 5.35 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd 5.65 m
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 3rd 5.55 m
Olympic Games Paris, France NM

1No mark in the final

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