Barakat Al-Harthi

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Barakat Al-Harthi

Al-Harthi at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1988-06-15) June 15, 1988
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country  Oman
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi (born 15 June 1988) is an Omani sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

He was born in Ibra. He competed at the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Al-Harthi won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in the 100m,[1] which was Oman's only medal in the Games.[2]

His personal best times are 6.67 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha; 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2011 in Manama;[3] and 20.77 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved 2011 in Manama.

He ran at the 2011 Pan Arab Games but his sample came back positive for banned substances and he was banned for two years.[4]

References

  1. Biography Asian games website. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  2. Medal Table Asian Games official website. Retrieved 27 November 2010
  3. Martin Jebas (2010-07-14). "Ústí nad Labem Grand Prix Complete Results" (in czech). www.atletika.erasport.cz. Retrieved 2010-11-19. 
  4. IAAF Newsletter No.134 / 25 June 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-25.

External links

Barakat Al-Harthi profile at IAAF

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