Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob[1][2] (Arabic: يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in Nigeria) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.
.jpg) Salem Eid Yaqoob competing at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Born | 1 March 1996 |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
Medal record | |
Yaqoob is currently serving a four year competition ban (2023-2027) due to an anti-doping regulation violation in relation to testing positive for stanozolol.[3]
Career
editYaqoob competed at the 2015 Military World Games in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m.
Yaqoob competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres.[4] He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.[5]
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres – 10.37 seconds (2015)[6]
- 200 metres – 20.19 seconds (2016)[7]
References
edit- ↑ "أبطال ألعاب القوى يهدون المملكة ميداليتين ذهبيتين بالألعاب الآسيوية". Al-Watan. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ "أديدونغ تكسب ذهبية 200 متر وتتزعم سباقات السرعات في أسياد جاكرتا". Akhbar Al Khaleej. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ "Global List of Ineligible Persons - Bahrain". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "Salem Eid Yaqoob". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Aaron Brown qualifies for the 200m semifinals". olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Salem Eid Yaqoob". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ Payne, Aidan (17 August 2016). "Bahrain's Yaqoob and Seurei advance". News of Bahrain. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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