Ahmad Gholoum

Ahmad Abdullah Hassan Gholoum (born 31 May 1980) is a Kuwaiti athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He won multiple medals on regional level.

His personal bests in the event are 19.18 metres outdoors (Amman 2007) and 19.08 metres indoors (Hangzhou 2012). The latter is the standing national record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kuwait
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 19th (q) Shot put 15.76 m
1999 Asian Junior Championships Singapore 1st Shot put 17.87 m
Arab Championships Beirut, Lebanon 3rd Shot put 17.91 m
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 5th Shot put 17.81 m
2001 Arab Championships Damascus, Syria 2nd Shot put 18.92 m
2002 West Asian Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 2nd Shot put 18.04 m
Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 6th Shot put 17.37 m
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 4th Shot put 18.27 m
2004 Pan Arab Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd Shot put 18.20 m
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 7th Shot put 17.22 m
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 6th Shot put 17.92 m
Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd Shot put 17.77 m
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 6th Shot put 18.26 m
2007 Arab Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Shot put 19.18 m
Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 5th Shot put 18.17 m
Asian Indoor Games Macau, China 2nd Shot put 18.88 m
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 5th Shot put 18.71 m
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Shot put 18.55 m
2011 Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 2nd Shot put 18.67 m
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 2nd Shot put 18.74 m
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 4th Shot put 19.08 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 5th Shot put 18.71 m

References

  1. Ahmad Gholoum profile at IAAF