Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily

Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (Arabic: هادي صوعان الصميلي‎), born December 30, 1976 in Taif is a Saudi Arabian athlete. He won the first Saudi silver medal in the Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles, clocking a personal best time: 47.53 seconds. He led for 399 metres but at the finishing line US sprinter Angelo Taylor surged forward to take the victory and the gold medal.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Saudi Arabia
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	400m h^[1]
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	400m h

2005 Asian Championships - gold medal
2004 Pan Arab Games - gold medal
2002 Asian Games - gold medal
2002 Asian Games - gold medal (4 x 400 metres relay)
2001 World Championships - fourth place
2000 Olympic Games - silver medal, personal best time: 47.53 seconds
1999 Pan Arab Games - gold medal

References

IAAF profile for Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily

^ Asian Championships - GBR Athletics

Persondata
Name	Somaily, Hadi Soua'an
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	1976
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death