Hussain Assem Al-Hizam (Arabic: حسين عاصم آل حزام; born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Hussain Al-Hizam
Hussain Al Hizam during Täby Stavhoppsgala, in Sweden - May 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-01-04) January 4, 1998 (age 26)
Jubail, Saudi Arabia[1]
EducationUniversity of Kansas
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
College teamKansas Jayhawks

His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Austin 2021) and 5.70 metres indoors ( 2018). Both are current national records.

His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Saudi Arabia
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 4.90 m
Asian Youth Games Nanjing, China 1st 4.70 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 5th 4.60 m
2014 Asian Junior Championships Taipei, Taiwan 4th 4.85 m
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 4th 4.85 m
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 9th 4.95 m
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 7th (q) 4.95 m1
2016 Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 5th 5.00 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 15th (q) 5.10 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st 5.55 m
Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 7th 5.20 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 5th 5.40 m
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 5.55 m
2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 1st 5.61 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (q) 5.65 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd 5.40 m
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st 5.45 m
Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 3rd 5.20 m
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 2nd 5.56 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (q) 5.35 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd 5.65 m
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 3rd 5.55 m
Olympic Games Paris, France NM

1No mark in the final

References

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