Ali Al-Zenkawi

Ali Mohammed Al-Zenkawi (born 27 February 1984) is a male hammer thrower from Kuwait.^[1] His personal best throw is 79.74 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje.

Ali Al-Zenkawi

Personal information
Nationality	Kuwaiti
Born	(1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 (age 40) Hungary, Budapest
Years active	23
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Website	www.hammer-ali.com
Sport
Country	Kuwait
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Al-Tadamon
Coached by	Anatoly Bondarchuk 1999-2004 Vladimir Hudilin 2005-2008 Andri Skvaruk 2009-2012 Vladimir Hudilin 2014-2015 Andri Skvaruk 2016-2019
Achievements and titles
World finals	12th Osaka/Japan 2007
Highest world ranking	7th in IAAF top list 2009
Personal best	7kg : 79,74m 6kg : 78.41m 5kg : 78.78m
Updated on 9/12/2019

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kuwait
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	6th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	72.91 m
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	Hammer throw	66.01 m
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	Hammer throw (6 kg)	73.69 m
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	6th	Hammer throw	63.45 m
	Asian Junior Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	74.93 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	Hammer throw	70.62 m
2004	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Hammer throw	72.22 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (q)	Hammer throw	71.06 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Hammer throw	71.36 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	Hammer throw	72.28 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	Hammer throw	71.74 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Hammer throw	73.14 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	Hammer throw	75.71 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	Hammer throw	76.04 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	Hammer throw	74.02 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th (q)	Hammer throw	73.62 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.10 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	8th	Hammer throw	73.61 m
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd	Hammer throw	76.73 m
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	1st	Hammer throw	76.72 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	4th	Hammer throw	68.65 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.35 m
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, Emirates	1st	Hammer throw	79.27 m
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	Hammer throw	73.29 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th (q)	Hammer throw	73.40 m
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Hammer throw	76.14 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	Hammer throw	74.70 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	Hammer throw	76.68 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Hammer throw	72.88 m
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Hammer throw	73.49 m
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	Hammer throw	70.91 m
2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	Hammer throw	66.97 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	6th	Hammer throw	66.98 m
2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Hammer throw	66.61 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	8th	Hammer throw	67.57 m

References

1. Ali Al-Zenkawi at World Athletics

External links

• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at World Athletics
• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at Olympedia