Majd Eddin Ghazal
.jpg) Majd Eddin Ghazal in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1987 Damascus, Syria |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 2.36 m (outdoor) NR 2.28 m (indoor) iNR |
Medal record | |
Majd Eddin Ghazal (Arabic: مجد الدين غزال; born 21 April 1987) is a Syrian high jumper.[1] He utilizes the Fosbury Flop style, jumping off his left leg. He was the national flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the Men's high jump event, he ranked 28th and did not advance to the final in 2012. He qualified for the finals and finished 7th in 2016.
Career
[edit]At the 2015 World Championships held in Beijing's Olympic Stadium, the Birds Nest, he leaped a national record 2.29m on his first attempt in qualifying on August 28, but a miss at an earlier height placed him 15th, with only the top 14 advancing to the finals. He ended his 2015 season on October 5, winning the Military World Games held in Mungyeong, South Korea, and setting a new Meet & National record of 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in).
He then on 18 May 2016 while competing in an International World Challenge (IWC) meet in Beijing, China, won that competition and, in so doing, raised his Syrian national record 3 times en route to a world-leading jump of 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in). At the Bird's Nest stadium, the 29-year-old Ghazal successively cleared 2.32m (first attempt), then 2.34 m and 2.36 m each attempt adding to the 2016 world lead.[2]
In 2017, he was one of five athletes training in Damascus. He trains with shot putter and discus thrower Hiba Omar.[3]
On 13 August 2017, Ghazal won the bronze medal at the World Championships in London, UK with a 2.29 m jump. It was Syria's second world medal in history, after Ghada Shouaa (gold in 1995 and bronze in 1999 competing in the heptathlon).
Competition record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Majed Aldin Ghazal". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "IAAF News".
- ^ "Cocktail of politics, sport - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
External links
[edit]
- Syrian male high jumpers
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 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
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Syria
- Sportspeople from Damascus
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Syria
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Syria
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Syria
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- 21st-century Syrian people
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Syria
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Syria
- Military World Games gold medalists
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Diamond League winners