Muamer Aissa Barsham

Muamer Aissa Barsham
Personal information
Born (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994
Doha, Qatar
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 74 kg (163 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country  Qatar
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump

Muamer Aissa Barsham (born 3 January 1994 in Doha) is a Qatari athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He won his first major senior medal at the 2014 Asian Games.

He is the younger brother of another high jumper, Mutaz Essa Barshim, who is a multiple medalist at continental and world events and the current Asian record holder. Just like his brother he is coached by Stanisław Szczyrba.

He has personal bests of 2.28 metres outdoors (Sopot 2014) and 2.20 metres indoors (Malmö 2014).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Qatar
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 10th 2.00 m
Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 7th 2.05 m
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st 2.16 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 14th (q) 2.14 m
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 2.15 m
Asian Championships Pune, India NM
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 7th 2.15 m
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 7th 2.10 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd 2.25 m
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 3rd 2.13 m
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 11th 2.10 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 2.10 m

References

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