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Waleed Al-Bekheet

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Waleed Saleh Al-Bekheet
Personal information
Nationality Kuwait
Born (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59)
Kuwait
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubQadsia Sports Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kuwait
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Jakarta Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Hammer throw
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Latakia Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 1989 Cairo Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 1991 Latakia Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Algiers Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Cairo Hammer throw
Gulf Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Doha Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1992 Riyadh Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1994 Doha Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 1996 Kuwait City Hammer throw
Arab Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Casablanca Hammer throw

Waleed Saleh Al-Bekheet (Arabic: وليد صالح البخيت; born 4 April 1965) is a Kuwaiti former hammer thrower who competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 27th and 25th, respectively.[1][2] He is the 1993 Arab champion, and later competed at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.

He later became an assistant throwing coach with the Kuwait Athletics Federation in 1999.[3]

Personal best

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "اتحاد العاب القوى يختار وفوده لبطولتين خليجيتين وبطولة ايران الدولية للقاعات" (in Arabic). Kuwait News Agency. 11 January 1999. Retrieved 2 September 2021.