Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya
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| Nationality | Saudi Arabian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ibrahim Dahman Al-Asiri Yahya (Arabic: ابراهيم دهمان العسيري يحيى; born 26 October 1965) is a Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
In June 1996, Yahya ran a 2000 metres time of 5:07.94 to place 8th at the 1996 Josef Odložil Memorial. The following month, he ran his 3000 metres steeplechase personal best of 8:30.43 minutes at the KBC Night of Athletics to finish 6th.[2]
At the 1996 Olympics, Yahya ran 8:46.37 to place 11th in his steeplechase heat, failing to advance to the semi-finals by two places.[3][4] Yahya did win a steeplechase gold medal that year at the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships, running 8:57.41.[5]
The following year, Yahya placed 7th in the steeplechase at the 1997 Cottbus Meeting Erdgas in Cottbus, Germany.[3][2]
In 1999, Yahya won the steeplechase bronze medal at the 1999 Arab Athletics Championships in Beirut, Lebanon.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya at World Athletics
- ^ Ibrahim Al-Asiri Yahya at Olympedia
- ^ "GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Arab Athletics Magazine #49" (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013.
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