Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Saudi Arabia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | 400 m hurdles |
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (Arabic: هادي صوعان الصميلي, born December 30, 1976, in Ta'if) is a Saudi Arabian athlete. He won the first Saudi silver medal in the Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles, clocking a personal best time of 47.53 seconds in 2000 in Sydney. US sprinter Angelo Taylor won the race and the gold medal in 47.50 seconds.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Saudi Arabia
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 13th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 52.37 |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 33rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.54 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 34th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.94 |
| 15th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.18 | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.88 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| Pan Arab Games | Amman, Jordan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.02 | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.13 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.00 | |||
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 47.53 | |
| 28th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.57 | |||
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 47.99 |
| 17th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.22 | |||
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 48.94 | |
| 2002 | West Asian Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.04 |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.42 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.47 | |||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.25 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.98 |
| Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.77 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.03 | |||
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 50.78 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.35 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.09 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.16 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.69 |
External links
- Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily at World Athletics
- Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily at Olympics.com
- Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily at Olympedia
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