Ali Al-Zinkawi

Ali Al-Zinkawi

Personal information
Born	February 27, 1984
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	110 kg (240 lb)
Sport
Country	Kuwait
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Updated on 14 August 2012.

Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi (born 27 February 1984) is a male hammer thrower from Kuwait.^[1] His personal best throw is 79.74 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje. He is the son of Mohammed Al-Zinkawi, a three-time Asian gold medallist in the shot put.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kuwait
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	6th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	72.91 m
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	Hammer throw	66.01 m
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	Hammer throw (6 kg)	73.69 m
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	6th	Hammer throw	63.45 m
	Asian Junior Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	74.93 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	Hammer throw	70.62 m
2004	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Hammer throw	72.22 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (q)	Hammer throw	71.06 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Hammer throw	71.36 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (q)	Hammer throw	72.28 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	Hammer throw	71.74 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Hammer throw	73.14 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	Hammer throw	75.71 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	Hammer throw	76.04 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	Hammer throw	74.02 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th (q)	Hammer throw	73.62 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.10 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	8th	Hammer throw	73.61 m
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd	Hammer throw	76.73 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	4th	Hammer throw	68.65 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.35 m
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	Hammer throw	73.29 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th (q)	Hammer throw	73.40 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	2nd	Hammer throw	74.70 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Hammer throw	72.88 m

References

1. Ali Al-Zinkawi profile at IAAF