Ahmad Hazer

Ahmad Hazer
Personal information
Born (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country  Lebanon
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles

Ahmad Hazer (born 4 September 1989 in Beirut) is a Lebanese hurdler.

He competed in the 60 m indoor hurdles at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with a time of 8.36 s[1] and in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Hazer is the greatest Lebanese sprinter ever in history so far,[3] he holds several Lebanese records, including the 110 m hurdles and 300 m.[4] In 2013, he was banned for doping.[5] He was the first Lebanese athlete to run sub 14s over 110m hurdles.[6]

Early life

Hazer grew up in Beirut city the capital of Lebanon. He has two brothers and a sister. He started his career at the age of 17 after switching from basketball.

Doping sanction

Hazer tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metenolone in an out-of-competition control 11 June 2013 and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from the sport.[7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Lebanon
2008 Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 13th (h) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.70
15th (h) 400 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 57.29
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 54th (h) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.75
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia – 110 m hurdles DNF
World Championships Berlin, Germany 44th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.74
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th 110 m hurdles 14.38
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.73
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 12th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.84
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 27th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.36 (iNR)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.25
Universiade Shenzhen, China 48th (h) 100 m 11.01
22nd (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.46
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (h) 110 m hurdles 14.42
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 7th 110 m hurdles 14.70
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 45th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.82
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 5th 110 m hurdles 14.13
Asian Championships Pune, India 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.13
Universiade Kazan, Russia 14th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.11

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rralebanon.org/content/new-lebanese-senior-record-ahmad-hazer
  2. ↑ L'Orient-Le Jour (11 July 2012). "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée" [The composition of the Lebanese delegation to the 2012 London Olympics unveiled]. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://athleticsperformance.org/meetingResults.php?code=B2011o
  4. ↑ http://tfs.ucoz.com/publ/athletes_profile/ahmad_hazer/6-1-0-49
  5. ↑ IAAF; IAAF News Newsletter Edition 148 3 December 2013
  6. ↑ http://flalb.org/news_26_Nouveau-record-au-110m-Haies.html
  7. ↑ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14" (PDF). iaaf.org via web.archive.org. IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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