Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships, and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist in the 400 metres.
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| Full name | Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim Ammar Ismail Yahya Ibrahim Ammar Ismail Yahya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1996 (28 years, 93 days old)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 300 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editIbrahim's first international competition was at the 2020 Turkish Athletics Championships, where he placed third in the 400 m but was not eligible for awards as a foreign national.[2] The following year, Ibrahim was 7th at the 2021 Doha Diamond League in the 400 m, scoring 2 points in that year's Diamond League season.[3]
On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim formally transferred eligibility from Sudan to Qatar.[4] Ibrahim would go on to win two international medals that year representing Qatar at the GCC Games (winning the 400 m and 4 × 400 m). His GCC Games winning time of 45.76 would stand as a personal best.[1][5]
Ibrahim began the 2023 season by winning the Asian Indoor Championships in the 400 m, and taking silver in the 4 × 400 m. He edged out Mikhail Litvin by just 0.14 seconds to take the 400 m title, his first continental gold.[6] At the 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships in his home country, Ibrahim swept the 400 and 4 × 400 events, winning both in times of 46.23 seconds and a championship record of 3:05.19 seconds respectively.[7] Ibrahim then competed at the 2022 Asian Games (delayed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), taking silver in the 4 × 400 relay by virtue of running in the heats.[8]
Statistics
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 300 metres | 32.55 A |  |
ACNW Open Meeting | Potchefstroom, South Africa | 16 February 2021 |
| 400 metres | 45.76 | |
Athletics at the GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 16 May 2022 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ammar Ibrahim at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Turkish Championships Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul (TUR) 04–05 SEP 2020". World Athletics.
- ^ Lindstrom, Sieg. "Doha DL — A Fast 400 Win For Michael Norman". Track and Field News.
- ^ "Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2022". World Athletics.
- ^ "Qatar clinch three gold, one silver at GCC Games". Gulf Times. 16 May 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick. "Under-20 world champion Davronova clinches triple jump gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Inside the Games.
- ^ "Qatar win two more gold medals on second day of West Asia Athletics Championship". Olympic.qa.
- ^ "Samba retains 400m hurdles gold, Bassem wins silver in Qatar 1-2". Alkass Digital.