Ahmed Faiz Bin Marzouq ( ar, أحمد فايز بن مرزوق) (born 6 September 1979) is a Saudi Arabian

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er. His personal best jump is 8.39 metres, achieved in August 2006 in

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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and finished eighth at the 2007 World Championships. He won the long jump gold medal at the

2009 Asian Indoor Games The 2009 Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á 2009), officially the 3rd Asian Indoor Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Trong nhà châu Á lần thứ 3) and also known as Vietnam 2009, were a pancontinential indoo ...

, setting a Games record mark of 7.96 m. He was banned for two years in June 2010 after failing a doping test due to amphetamine use.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an anti-doping rule violation
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-14.

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* 1979 births Living people Saudi Arabian male long jumpers Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Doping cases in athletics Saudi Arabian sportspeople in doping cases Asian Games bronze medalists for Saudi Arabia Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Saudi Arabian people {{SaudiArabia-athletics-bio-stub

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