Ahmad Gholoum
Ahmad Abdullah Hassan Gholoum (born 31 May 1980) is a Kuwaiti athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] He won multiple medals on regional level.
His personal bests in the event are 19.18 metres outdoors (Amman 2007) and 19.08 metres indoors (Hangzhou 2012). The latter is the standing national record.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Kuwait |
1998 |
World Junior Championships |
Annecy, France |
19th (q) |
Shot put |
15.76 m |
1999 |
Asian Junior Championships |
Singapore |
1st |
Shot put |
17.87 m |
Arab Championships |
Beirut, Lebanon |
3rd |
Shot put |
17.91 m |
2000 |
Asian Championships |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
5th |
Shot put |
17.81 m |
2001 |
Arab Championships |
Damascus, Syria |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.92 m |
2002 |
West Asian Games |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.04 m |
Asian Championships |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
6th |
Shot put |
17.37 m |
Asian Games |
Busan, South Korea |
4th |
Shot put |
18.27 m |
2004 |
Pan Arab Games |
Algiers, Algeria |
3rd |
Shot put |
18.20 m |
2005 |
Islamic Solidarity Games |
Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
7th |
Shot put |
17.22 m |
Asian Championships |
Incheon, South Korea |
6th |
Shot put |
17.92 m |
Arab Championships |
Radès, Tunisia |
3rd |
Shot put |
17.77 m |
2006 |
Asian Games |
Doha, Qatar |
6th |
Shot put |
18.26 m |
2007 |
Arab Championships |
Amman, Jordan |
1st |
Shot put |
19.18 m |
Asian Championships |
Amman, Jordan |
5th |
Shot put |
18.17 m |
Asian Indoor Games |
Macau, China |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.88 m |
Pan Arab Games |
Cairo, Egypt |
5th |
Shot put |
18.71 m |
2008 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
1st |
Shot put |
18.55 m |
2011 |
Arab Championships |
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.67 m |
Pan Arab Games |
Doha, Qatar |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.74 m |
2012 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Hangzhou, China |
4th |
Shot put |
19.08 m |
2014 |
Asian Games |
Incheon, South Korea |
5th |
Shot put |
18.71 m |
2015 |
Arab Championships |
Isa Town, Bahrain |
3rd |
Shot put |
18.08 m |
References