Ebrahim al-Zofairi

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Ebrahim al-Zofairi (2017)
Ebrahim al-Zofairi in Bhubaneswar 2017

Full name Ebrahim Remaid al-Zofairi
nation KuwaitKuwait Kuwait
birthday 18th May 1989 (age 31)
Career
discipline 400 meters , 800 meters
Best performance 47.68 s, 1: 46.29 min
status active
Medal table
Asian Championships 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Indoor Asian Championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
Asian Championships
gold Bhubaneswar 2017 800 m
silver Doha 2019 800 m
Indoor Asian Championships
silver Hangzhou 2014 800 m
bronze Tehran 2018 800 m
last change: July 22, 2020

Ebrahim Remaid al-Zofairi (born May 18, 1989 ) is a Kuwaiti sprinter and middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters .

Athletic career

Ebrahim al-Zofairi gained his first experience at international championships at the 2013 Arab Championships in Doha , where he finished fifth over 800 meters. He then took part in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang , but was eliminated there in the preliminary round. In 2014 he won the silver medal behind the Katari Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla at the Asian Indoor Championships in Hangzhou . In 2015 he took part in the Asian Championships in Wuhan , but did not reach the final there. Two years later he took part again in the Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar and celebrated his greatest success so far by winning the gold medal in 1: 49.97 min. He also received a bye for the World Championships in London , where he reached the semi-finals over 800 meters with a new personal best and was eliminated there with 1: 46.68 min. In addition, at the Arab Championships in Radès , he finished fifth over 800 meters in 1: 48.10 minutes. In 2018 he took part in the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran , where he won the bronze medal over 800 meters in 1: 52.97 min behind Katari Abubaker Haydar Abdalla and Pejman Yarvali from Iran and finished fourth in 3: 14.75 min with the Kuwaiti 4th -time-400-meter relay.

At the Asian Championships in Doha in 2019 , al-Zofairi was unable to defend his title and finished second behind Abubaker Haydar Abdalla from Qatar in 1: 46.88 minutes. He was also unable to finish the 1500 meter advance.

In 2014 and 2015 as well as in 2016 and 2019, al-Zofairi was Kuwaiti champion in the 800-meter run and in 2016 and 2019 also over 1500 meters.

Personal bests

  • 400 meters: 47.68 s, April 29, 2014 in Doha
  • 800 meters: 1: 46.29 min, August 4th 2017 in London
    • 800 meters (hall): 1: 50.24 min, February 8, 2020 in Saragossa
  • 1500 meters: 3: 56.37 min, April 28, 2016 in Kuwait City

Web links

Commons : Ebrahim al-Zofairi  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bob Ramsak: Samba sizzles 47.51 in Doha - Asian Championships, day 2 ( English ) IAAF. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Zofairi, Ebrahim al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zofairi, Ebrahim Remaid al- (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kuwaiti middle-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1989