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(Redirected from Hadi Al-Somaily) Saudi Arabian athlete (born 1976)
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Saudi Arabia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 400 m hurdles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Jakarta 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Manila 4×400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Jakarta 4×400 m

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
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

Asian Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
Asian Athletics Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles


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