Majededdin Ghazal
Majededdin Ghazal| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1987-04-21) April 21, 1987
Damascus, Syria |
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| Height |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| Weight |
72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Country |
 Syria |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
High jump |
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Updated on 15 August 2012. |
Majededdin Ghazal (born 21 April 1987 in Damascus) is a Syrian high jumper.[1] He utilizes the Fosbury Flop style, jumping off his left leg. He was the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the Men's high jump event, he ranked 28th and did not advance to the final.
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 2.31m (7' 7").
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 meters (7' 8-3/4"). At the Bird’s Nest stadium, the 29-year-old Ghazal successively cleared 2.32m (first attempt), 2.34m and 2.36m (on second attempt each, adding three centimeters to the 2016 world lead.[2]
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes |
| Representing Syria |
| 2007 |
Arab Championships |
Amman, Jordan |
3rd |
2.17 m |
| Asian Championships |
Amman, Jordan |
14th |
2.10 m |
| Pan Arab Games |
Cairo, Egypt |
3rd |
2.14 m |
| 2008 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
2nd |
2.21 m |
| Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
24th (q) |
2.20 m (=NR) |
| 2009 |
Mediterranean Games |
Pescara, Italy |
9th |
2.15 m |
| World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
28th (q) |
2.15 m |
| Arab Championships |
Damascus, Syria |
2nd |
2.16 m |
| Asian Indoor Games |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
2nd |
2.22 m (iNR) |
| Asian Championships |
Guangzhou, China |
8th |
2.10 m |
| 2010 |
Asian Games |
Guangzhou, China |
13th (q) |
2.10 m |
| 2011 |
Asian Championships |
Kobe, Japan |
2nd |
2.28 m (NR) |
| World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
23rd (q) |
2.21 m |
| Arab Championships |
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
2nd |
2.22 m |
| 2012 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Hangzhou, China |
3rd |
2.24 m (iNR) |
| World Indoor Championships |
Istanbul, Turkey |
12th (q) |
2.26 m (iNR) |
| Olympic Games |
London, United Kingdom |
28th (q) |
2.16 m |
| 2013 |
Mediterranean Games |
Mersin, Turkey |
8th |
2.18 m |
| Asian Championships |
Pune, India |
5th |
2.21 m |
| World Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
21st (q) |
2.22 m |
| Islamic Solidarity Games |
Palembang, Indonesia |
2nd |
2.20 m |
| 2014 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Hangzhou, China |
2nd |
2.20 m |
| Asian Games |
Incheon, South Korea |
6th |
2.20 m |
| 2015 |
Asian Championships |
Wuhan, China |
7th |
2.10 m |
| World Championships |
Beijing, China |
15th (q) |
2.29 m (NR) |
| Military World Games |
Mungyeong, South Korea |
1st |
2.31 m (NR) |
| 2016 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
2nd |
2.28 m |
| Olympic Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
7th |
2.29 m |
References