Mukhlid Al-Otaibi
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | June 20, 1976
Sport | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Sport | Track |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:38.21[1] 5000 metres: 12:58.58[1] 10,000 metres: 27:31.61[1] |
Medal record |
Mukhlid Mahil Al-Otaibi (Arabic: مخلد ماهل العتيبي; born 20 June 1976), occasionally spelled as Moukhled Al Outaibi, is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in long-distance track and road running events.[2] He represented his country at three Summer Olympics, in 2008, 2012, and 2016. He was the oldest member of Saudi Arabia's 2016 Olympic team.[3]
Running career
Al-Otaibi finished second overall in the 5000 metres at the 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. He ran at his first Olympic competition when he raced in the men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he ran both the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he ran in the men's 5000 metres.
Achievements
Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 3:38.12 min (2004)
- 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min (2004)
- 5000 metres - 12:58.58 min (2005)
- 10000 metres - 27.31.61 min (2012)
References
- ^ a b c All-Athletics. "Profile of Moukheld Al-Outaibi".
- ^ Moukheld Al-Outaibi. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-02.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
External links
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Saudi Arabia
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- People from Taif
- Asian Games gold medalists for Saudi Arabia
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Saudi Arabia
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
- 20th-century Saudi Arabian people
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian people