Zid Abou Hamed

Zid Abou Hamed

Personal information
Born	1970
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Syria Asian Championships Bronze 1991 Kuala Lumpur 400 m hurdles Gold 1993 Manila 400 m hurdles Mediterranean Games Gold 1993 400 m hurdles Gold 1997 Bari 400 m hurdles Pan Arab Games Bronze 1992 Damascus 400 m hurdles

Zid Abou Hamed (Arabic: زيد أبو حامد; born 22 April 1970) is a retired Australian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

He originally competed for his birth country Syria, representing the country at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993 and winning several regional medals.

He then changed nationality to Australia, was ineligible for the 1996 Summer Olympics^[1] but started at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999 World Championships. In February 1999 in Sydney he achieved a career best time of 48.87 seconds.

When he was not selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he appealed to the Australian Olympic Committee but lost.^[2] As a result he competed for Syria instead.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Syria
1991	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	400 m hrd	51.15
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	33rd (h)	400 m hrd	51.57
1992	Pan Arab Games	Latakia, Syria	3rd	400 m hrd[3]
1993	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	1st	400 m hrd	49.09
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	23rd (h)	400 m hrd	49.96
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	400 m hrd	49.10
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	400 m hrd	49.25
Representing  Australia
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	16th (sf)	400 m hrd	49.12
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	400 m hrd	49.11
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	8th	400 m hrd	50.50[4]
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	41st (h)	400 m hrd	50.85
Representing  Syria
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	33rd (h)	400 m hrd	50.74

References

• Zid Abou Hamed profile at IAAF