Emad Hamed Noor (born 21 April 1990) is a

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Running career

Junior career

Noor's first appearance at a major international competition took place when he ran the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

at the

2007 Pan Arab Games The 11th Pan Arab Games took place in Cairo, Egypt from 11 – 26 November 2007. A total of 22 countries participated in 32 events. These games were the largest in the games' history; seven new events were introduced and 2000 more athletes partici ...

, recording a time of 3:51.34 (min:sec) at the age of 17. At the

2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships The 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 13th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 12 to 15 July at the Madya Stadium in Jak ...

, he finished in second in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:49.47.

Senior career

In the 1500 metre race at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, he finished fourth overall in the final round in a race won by compatriot Mohammed Shaween. In the

race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he did not qualify beyond the preliminaries although he ran a time of 3:42.95. Noor won his first medal at the

2013 Asian Athletics Championships The 2013 Asian Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the biennial athletics competition between Asian nations. It was held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, India between 3–7 July. Around 522 athletes f ...

, where he finished in first place in the 1500 metre race.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noor, Emad 1990 births Living people Saudi Arabian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Saudi Arabia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games People from 'Asir Province World Athletics Championships athletes for Saudi Arabia Asian Games competitors for Saudi Arabia Olympic male middle-distance runners Asian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Saudi Arabian people

Running career

Junior career

Senior career

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