Hussain Al-Hizam
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1998 Jubail, Saudi Arabia[1] |
| Education | University of Kansas |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| College team | Kansas Jayhawks |
Hussain Asim Al-Hizam (born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
His personal bests in the event are 5.60 metres outdoors (Tempe 2017) and 5.46 metres indoors (Fayetteville 2017). Both are current national records.
His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Saudi Arabia
| ||||
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4.90 m |
| Asian Youth Games | Nanjing, China | 1st | 4.70 m | |
| 2014 | Asian Junior Championships | Taipei, Taiwan | 4th | 4.85 m |
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 4th | 4.85 m | |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 9th | 4.95 m | |
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th (q) | 4.95 m1 |
| 2016 | Asian Junior Championships | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 5th | 5.00 m |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (q) | 5.10 m | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 5.55 m |
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 7th | 5.20 m | |
1No mark in the final
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