Ghofrane Mohammad

Ghofrane Mohammad (Arabic: غفران محمد; born 6 June 1989) is a Syrian hurdler from Aleppo.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles. She did not advance from round 1 and was later disqualified for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.^[2]

Ghofrane Mohammad

Personal information
Born	(1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 (age 35) Aleppo, Syria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Syria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Syria West Asian Games 2005 Doha 200 m 2005 Doha 100 m Arab Championships 2005 Radès 4×100 relay 2005 Radès 4×400 relay 2007 Amman 400 m Asian Junior Championships 2006 Macau 400 m hurdles 2008 Jakarta 400 m hurdles 2006 Macau 200 m

She competed for Syria also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres hurdles. She finished 8th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3] She was the flag bearer for Syria during the closing ceremony.^[4]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m – 12.12 (Taipa 2006)
• 200 m – 24.45 (Taipa 2006)
• 400 m – 55.26 (Amman 2007)
• 100 m H – 14.03 (El Maadi 2022)
• 400 m H – 56.89 NR (Almaty 2016)

Indoor

• 400 m – 55.45 (Doha 2016)
• 60 m H – 9.15 (Istanbul 2012)^[5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Syria
2004	Arab Junior Championships	Damascus, Syria	1st	400 m hurdles	59.91 CR
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	400 m hurdles	1:01.39
	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	4th	100 metres	12.08
			4th	400 m hurdles	1:02.65
			2nd	4×100 relay	48.35
			2nd	4×400 relay	3:49.75
	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	100 metres	12.33
			1st	200 metres	24.66 GR
2006	Asian Junior Championships	Macau, China	5th	100 metres	12.12
			2nd	200 metres	24.45
			1st	400 m hurdles	57.66
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	7th	400 m hurdles	58.49
	Arab Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	100 metres	12.43
			1st	200 metres	24.39
			1st	400 m hurdles	58.82 CR
2007	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	400 metres	55.26
			4th	400 m hurdles	1:00.44
	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	4th	400 m hurdles	59.21
2008	Arab Junior Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	100 metres	12.04
			1st	200 metres	24.39
	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	400 m hurdles	57.85
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	27th (q)	60 m hurdles	9.15
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	DSQ	400 m hurdles	Doping
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	6th	400 m hurdles	58.68
	World Championships	Beijing, China	34th (q)	400 m hurdles	58.61
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	400 metres	55.73
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	41 (q)	400 m hurdles	58.85
2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	5th	100 m hurdles	14.11
			5th	400 m hurdles	1:00.21

References

1. "Ghfran Almouhamad". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.. London2012.com.
2. "Female Syrian Olympic hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad DQ'd for doping". CBS News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
5. "Ghofrane Mohammad". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2022.