Ahmad Hazer

Ahmad Hazer

Ahmad Hazer in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35) Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country	Lebanon
Sport	Athletics
Event	110 metres hurdles

Ahmad Hazer (born 4 September 1989) is a Lebanese hurdler. He holds several national records including the 110m hurdles.

Early life

Hazer grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. His older brother, Ali Hazer, is also an athlete.[1]

Career

He competed in the 60 m indoor hurdles at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with a time of 8.36 s[2] and in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a time of 14.82, as he came in last in the first round, heat four, and was eliminated.[3][4] Hazer holds several Lebanese records, including the 110 m hurdles and 300 m.[5] He was the first Lebanese athlete to run sub 14s over 110m hurdles.[6]

Hazer tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metenolone, in an out-of-competition control 11 June 2013. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from the sport.[7][8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Lebanon
2008	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	13th (h)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.70
			15th (h)	400 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	57.29
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	54th (h)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.75
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	–	110 m hurdles	DNF
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	44th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.74
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	6th	110 m hurdles	14.38
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.73
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	12th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.84
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	27th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.36 (iNR)
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	10th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.25
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	48th (h)	100 m	11.01
			22nd (sf)	110 m hurdles	14.46
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	31st (h)	110 m hurdles	14.42
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	7th	110 m hurdles	14.70
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	45th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.82
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	5th	110 m hurdles	14.13
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	10th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.13
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	14th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.11
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	36th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.50
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	20th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.65
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	6th	110 m hurdles	14.63
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	42.66
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	38th (h)	110 m hurdles	14.51
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	21st (h)	110 m hurdles	14.97
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	7th	60 m hurdles	8.23
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	12th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.38

References

1. "Interview With Ahmad Hazer - Lebanese Hurdler - Interviews - - Publisher - Track and Field Society". tfs.ucoz.com.
2. "New Lebanese Senior Record for Ahmad Hazer | Inter-Lebanon Road Running & Athletics Club". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
3. "Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles Round One | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
4. L'Orient-Le Jour (11 July 2012). "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée" [The composition of the Lebanese delegation to the 2012 London Olympics unveiled]. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
5. "Ahmad Hazer - Athletes Profile - - Publisher - Track and Field Society". tfs.ucoz.com.
6. "Nouveau record au 110m Haies | News | FLA Lebanon". Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
7. "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14". IAAF. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
8. Tingve, Pål Marius (August 5, 2016). "List of shame: Gatlin is just the tip of the iceberg - these are the 101 convicted doping cheats participating in Rio". dagbladet.no.

External links

• Ahmad Hazer at World Athletics
• Ahmad Hazer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)