Sultan Al-Dawoodi

Sultan Al-Dawoodi
Personal information
Born (1977-06-16) June 16, 1977
Bisha
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country  Saudi Arabia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus
Updated on 12 August 2012.

Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (born 16 March 1985) is a Saudi Arabian discus thrower. He was born in Bisha.

His personal best is 65.52 metres, achieved in Biała Podlaska in June 2016. He has represented Saudi Arabia at the Summer Olympics three times (2008, 2012, and 2016), failing to reach the final on every occasions.[1][2][3]

He was banned from competing for two years for doping.

Doping ban

Al-Dawoodi tested positive for norandrosterone in April 2009 and was subsequently banned from competing in sports for 2 years. The ban ended 5 June 2011.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Saudi Arabia
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 5th Discus throw (1.5 kg) 57.78 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 29th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 50.27 m
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 6th Discus throw 57.36 m
2004 Asian Junior Championships Ipoh, Malaysia 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 59.33 m
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 9th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 57.67 m
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2nd Discus throw 58.66 m
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 6th Discus throw 56.62 m
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 3rd Discus throw 60.82 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 16th (q) Discus throw 61.23 m
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 1st Discus throw 58.63 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 34th (q) Discus throw 56.29 m
2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 5th Discus throw 57.44 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 33rd (q) Discus throw 59.54 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 6th Discus throw 60.05 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 30th (q) Discus throw 55.94 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 6th Discus throw 58.31 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 33rd (q) Discus throw 54.84 m

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2008". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "London 2012 - Men's Discus Throw". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Athletes currently ineligible to compete in Athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation January 2010". iaaf.org via web.archive.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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