Kariem Hussein

Kariem Hussein (born 4 January 1989)^[4] is a Swiss athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. His first major success was the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich. His personal best in the event is 48.45, set at a meeting in Zug in 2015 and again at Weltklasse Zürich in 2017.^[5] It is also technically his fastest flat 400m because he has not attempted the distance since 2009 when his PR was 48.58.

Kariem Hussein

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss, Egyptian
Born	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) Münsterlingen, TG[1]
Education	University of Fribourg
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m hurdles
Club	LC Zürich[2]
Coached by	Flavio Zberg (2012-2017)[1][3] Laurent Meuwly (since 2017)[3]
Medal record European Championships 2014 Zürich 400 m hurdles 2016 Amsterdam 400 m hurdles Continental Cup 2014 Marrakech 400 m hurdles

Hussein was born in Münsterlingen. His father, a former international volleyball player, is Egyptian and his mother is Swiss.^[6]

Doping

On 23 July 2021 he was banned by the Swiss Anti-Doping Agency from competing for 9 months, after a banned substance (nikethamide) was confirmed in the probes taken from him. This decision meant Hussein missed the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Switzerland
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	20th (sf)	400m hurdles	52.55
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.11
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	50.81
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.94
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.21
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	400 m hurdles	48.96
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	9th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.59
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.10
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	31st (h)	400 m hurdles	49.80
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	400 m hurdles	50.07
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.62

References

1. Kariem Hussein - facts Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine, London 2012 Official site Archived 2013-02-28 at the UK Government Web Archive. Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
2. NBC Rio 2016 bio
3. "Kariem Hussein wechselt den Trainer". NZZ (in German). 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
4. Kariem Hussein - facts, Swiss Olympic Official site (German). Retrieved on 5 August 2012.
5. "Kariem HUSSEIN | Profile".
6. Hussein hurdles into Swiss athletics history
7. Positiver Dopingtest: Kariem Hussein verpasst Olympia at Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 23 July 2021.

External links

• Media related to Kariem Hussein at Wikimedia Commons
• Kariem Hussein at World Athletics