Jamal Al-Saffar

Jamal Abdullah Al-Saffar (Arabic: جمال عبدالله الصفار‎, born 24 October 1971) is a Saudi Arabian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.19 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Al-Kuwait.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Saudi Arabia
1999	Pan Arab Games	Irbid, Jordan	1st	100 m^[1]
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	100 m^[2]
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	100 m
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	100 m^[3]
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	5th	100 m

References

Jamal Al-Saffar profile at IAAF

↑ Pan Arab Games - GBR Athletics
↑ Asian Championships - GBR Athletics
↑ Asian Games - GBR Athletics

Asian Games champions in men's 100 metres

1951: Lavy Pinto (IND) 1954–1958: Abdul Khaliq (PAK) 1962: Mohammad Sarengat (INA) 1966: Mani Jegathesan (MAS) 1970: Masahide Jinno (JPN) 1974: Anat Ratanapol (THA) 1978: Suchart Jairsuraparp (THA) 1982: Rabuan Pit (MAS) 1986–1994: Talal Mansour (QAT) 1998: Koji Ito (JPN) 2002: Jamal Al-Saffar (KSA) 2006: Yahya Habeeb (KSA) 2010: Lao Yi (CHN) 2014: Femi Ogunode (QAT)

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