Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari ( ar, سعد شداد الأسمري) (born 24 September 1968) is a Saudi Arabian runner who specialized in the
3000 metres steeplechase
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...
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He has won five medals from the
Asian Championships, three from the
Arab Athletics Championships
The Arab Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Arab Athletic Association. It traditionally occurred every two years. It was not held in 1985 due to the schedule clash with the Pan Arab Games. However, due to the erratic scheduling ...
and a gold medal from the 1997
Asian Cross Country Championships
The Asian Cross Country Championships is a biennial regional cross country running competition for athletes from Asia. It is organised by the Asian Athletics Association and was first held in 1991 in Fukuoka, Japan. The competition has been held e ...
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International competitions
Personal bests
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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 Athletic ...
- 3:41.1 min (1994)
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3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
- 8:12.27 min (2000)
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3000 metres steeplechase
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...
- 8:08.14 min (2002)
See also
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List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
Men have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was held in 1976 for the ...
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List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
This is the complete list of Asian Games medalists in Track and field, athletics from 1951 to 2018.
Men
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
5000 m
10,000 m
110 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
4 × 100 m relay
4 × 40 ...
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Steeplechase at the World Championships in Athletics
The 3000 metres steeplechase has been held as an event at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the men's division since 1983 and in the women's division since 2005. It can be noted for a series of lengthy winning streaks in the men's divi ...
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1968 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian male long-distance runners
Saudi Arabian male steeplechase runners
Saudi Arabian male cross country runners
Asian Games silver medalists for Saudi Arabia
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Saudi Arabia
World Athletics Championships medalists
Asian Athletics Championships winners
Asian Cross Country Championships winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
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