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.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Saudi Arabia
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	13th (sf)	400m hurdles	52.37
			—	4×400m relay	DQ
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	33rd (h)	400 m hurdles	50.54
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	34th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.94
			15th (sf)	4x400 m relay	3:07.18
1999	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	22nd (h)	400 m hurdles	49.88
			–	4x400 m relay	DQ
	Pan Arab Games	Amman, Jordan	1st	400 m hurdles	50.02
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	400 m hurdles	49.13
			3rd	4x400 m relay	3:05.00
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	400 m hurdles	47.53
			28th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:09.57
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	400 m hurdles	47.99
			17th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:04.22
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	400 m hurdles	48.94
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	1st	400 m hurdles	49.04
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	48.42
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:02.47
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	16th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.25
			–	4x400 m relay	DQ
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.98
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	400 m hurdles	48.77
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:03.03
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.78
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:04.35
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.09
			–	4x400 m relay	DQ
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	49.16
			–	4x400 m relay	DQ
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	5th	400 m hurdles	50.69

References

• Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily profile at IAAF