Hiba Omar

Hiba Omar (Arabic: هبة عمر; born 22 June 1990) is a Syrian athlete who competes in the discus and the shot put.

Hiba Omar

Omar bearing the Syrian flag, opening ceremony of 22nd 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Hiba Omar
Born	(1990-06-22) June 22, 1990 (age 34)[1] Quneitra, Syria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Syria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus, Shot put
Medal record Representing  Syria West Asian Championships 2012 Dubai Shot put 2012 Dubai Discus throw Arab Championships 2009 Damascus Discus throw 2007 Amman Discus throw 2011 Al Ain Discus throw 2011 Al Ain Shot put

Career

Omar was born in Quneitra which is near both Israel and Palestine in the Golan Heights.^[2] She was inspired by Ghada Shouaa who won a medal in Atlanta at the Olympics in 1996.^[3]

She is one of five athletes who train in Damascus which includes high jumper Majd Eddin Ghazal. At the Asian Athletics competition in 2017 she was sole athlete from her worn-torn country. She carried the flag and photos of this drew media attention. She gave guarded interviews to foreign journalists after her manager was assured that the purpose of the interviews was not political.^[3] Hiba refused to answer questions about politics and assured the press that she had every facility for training in Syria.^[2]

She threw 13.69 metre in the shot put in Thailand in 2012 and she made a discus throw of 50.44 in Cairo in 2018.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 13.69 (2012)
• Discus throw – 50.44 (2018)

Indoor

• Shot put – 11.86 (2010)

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Syria
2004	Arab Junior Championships	Damascus, Syria	2nd	Javelin	30.35
			3rd	Discus throw	36.90
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	15th (q)	Discus throw	35.92
2006	Arab Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	3rd	Shot put	11.87
			3rd	Discus throw	38.20
2007	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	Discus throw	41.86
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	4th	Shot put	12.31
			4th	Discus throw	38.49
2009	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria	1st	Discus throw	43.67
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	5th	Shot put	11.86
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	2nd	Shot put	11.50 m
			1st	Discus throw	38.84 m
2011	Arab Championships	Al Ain, UAE	3rd	Shot put	13.46
			3rd	Discus throw	42.27
2012	West Asian Championships	Dubai, UAE	2nd	Shot put	12.64
			3rd	Discus throw	40.02
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	8th	Discus throw	45.81
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	7th	Shot put	12.78
			5th	Discus throw	48.27
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneshwar, India	10th	Discus throw	43.82

References

1. "Hiba OMAR | Profile".
2. "Cocktail of politics, sport - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
3. "In war-torn Syria, hopes slowly getting the better of despair". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-03-17.^{[dead link‍]}