Qatari hurdler (born 1977)
Mubarak Sultan Faraj Al-Nubi (Arabic: مبارك سلطان النوبي فرج; born 30 December 1977) is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the brother of Olympic long jumper Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi.[1] He represented his country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 and 2003. He was twice a silver medallist at the IAAF World Cup.
At regional level, he won three gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships and participated at three Asian Games, being the runner-up in 2002. In addition, he has medals from the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships and the Arab Athletics Championships. His personal best of 48.17 seconds is the Qatari record for the event.
International competitions
[edit] Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Qatar |
1994 | Asian Junior Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.21 |
1995 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 50.17 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.64 |
Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.17 |
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 400m hurdles | 49.07 |
— | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF |
Asian Junior Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 400 m | 47.15 |
1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.76 |
1997 | Pan Arab Games | Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.95 |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.84 |
Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.48 |
Arab Championships | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.63 |
1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.71 |
World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.17[2] |
Asian Games | Asian Games | 6th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.23 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ |
2001 | Arab Championships | Damascus, Syria | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.07 |
2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.67 |
World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.96[2] |
Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.98 |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 52.64 |
Arab Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.66 |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.19 |
2005 | West Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.37 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.81 |
2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.28[3] |
2009 | Arab Championships | Damascus, Syria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 51.74 |
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.19 |
2010 | West Asian Championships | Aleppo, Syria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 51.24 |
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 8th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.82[3] |