Ammar Ibrahim

Ammar Ibrahim
Personal information
Full nameAmmar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim
Ammar Ismail Yahya Ibrahim
Ammar Ismail Yahya
Nationality Qatar
Born18 September 1996 (28 years, 101 days old)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
300 metres
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 4 × 400 m relay
GCC Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kuwait City 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Kuwait City 4 × 400 m relay
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 4 × 400 m relay
West Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Doha 4 × 400 m relay
Updated on 10 December 2023

Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships, and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist in the 400 metres.

Biography

Ibrahim's first international competition was at the 2020 Turkish Athletics Championships, where he placed third in the 400 m but was not eligible for awards as a foreign national.[2] The following year, Ibrahim was 7th at the 2021 Doha Diamond League in the 400 m, scoring 2 points in that year's Diamond League season.[3]

On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim formally transferred eligibility from Sudan to Qatar.[4] Ibrahim would go on to win two international medals that year representing Qatar at the GCC Games (winning the 400 m and 4 × 400 m). His GCC Games winning time of 45.76 would stand as a personal best.[1][5]

Ibrahim began the 2023 season by winning the Asian Indoor Championships in the 400 m, and taking silver in the 4 × 400 m. He edged out Mikhail Litvin by just 0.14 seconds to take the 400 m title, his first continental gold.[6] At the 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships in his home country, Ibrahim swept the 400 and 4 × 400 events, winning both in times of 46.23 seconds and a championship record of 3:05.19 seconds respectively.[7] Ibrahim then competed at the 2022 Asian Games (delayed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), taking silver in the 4 × 400 relay by virtue of running in the heats.[8]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date
300 metres 32.55 A 1st place, gold medalist(s) ACNW Open Meeting Potchefstroom, South Africa 16 February 2021
400 metres 45.76 1st place, gold medalist(s) Athletics at the GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 16 May 2022

References

  1. ^ a b Ammar Ibrahim at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ "Turkish Championships Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul (TUR) 04–05 SEP 2020". World Athletics.
  3. ^ Lindstrom, Sieg. "Doha DL — A Fast 400 Win For Michael Norman". Track and Field News.
  4. ^ "Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2022". World Athletics.
  5. ^ "Qatar clinch three gold, one silver at GCC Games". Gulf Times. 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ Burke, Patrick. "Under-20 world champion Davronova clinches triple jump gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". Inside the Games.
  7. ^ "Qatar win two more gold medals on second day of West Asia Athletics Championship". Olympic.qa.
  8. ^ "Samba retains 400m hurdles gold, Bassem wins silver in Qatar 1-2". Alkass Digital.