Zahr-el-Din El-Najem ( ar, زهر الدين النجم; born 11 January 1977) is a retired Syrian

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

and athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. At continental level, he won one bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the

Asian Athletics Championships The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association. History The competition courted controversy with the IAAF when political in-fighting arose after Israel was excluded from participation in 1977. That e ...

and participated at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

. His personal best of 49.33 seconds is the Syrian indoor record for the 400 m event.

Personal bests

;Outdoor *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

: 47.18 NR (Beirut 1999) *

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

: 49.67 (Jakarta 2000) ;Indoor *

: 48.32 NiR (Tehran 2004)

Competition record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Najem, Zahr-el-Din 1977 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Syrian male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Syria Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Syria 20th-century Syrian people