Waleed Al-Bekheet

Waleed Saleh Al-Bekheet

Personal information
Nationality	Kuwait
Born	(1965-04-04) 4 April 1965 (age 59) Kuwait
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Qadsia Sports Club
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kuwait Asian Championships 1985 Jakarta Hammer throw 1991 Kuala Lumpur Hammer throw Arab Championships 1993 Latakia Hammer throw 1989 Cairo Hammer throw 1991 Latakia Hammer throw 1987 Algiers Hammer throw 1995 Cairo Hammer throw Gulf Championships 1988 Doha Hammer throw 1992 Riyadh Hammer throw 1994 Doha Hammer throw 1996 Kuwait City Hammer throw Arab Junior Championships 1984 Casablanca Hammer throw

Waleed Saleh Al-Bekheet (Arabic: وليد صالح البخيت; born 4 April 1965) is a Kuwaiti former hammer thrower who competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 27th and 25th, respectively.[1][2] He is the 1993 Arab champion, and later competed at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.

He later became an assistant throwing coach with the Kuwait Athletics Federation in 1999.[3]

Personal best

• Hammer throw – 69.42 m (1989, Kuwait City)

References

1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "اتحاد العاب القوى يختار وفوده لبطولتين خليجيتين وبطولة ايران الدولية للقاعات" (in Arabic). Kuwait News Agency. 11 January 1999. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

External links

• Waleed Al-Bekheet at Olympedia (archive)
• Waleed Al-Bekheet at Sports-Reference
• Waleed Al-Bekheet at World Athletics
• Waleed Al-Bekheet profile at hammer-ali.com