Sultan Al-Dawoodi

Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (Arabic: سلطان الداودي; born 16 March 1985) is a Saudi Arabian discus thrower. He was born in Bisha.

Sultan Al-Dawoodi

Personal information
Born	(1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 39) Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country	Saudi Arabia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Updated on 12 August 2012

His personal best is 65.52 metres, achieved in Biała Podlaska in June 2016. He had represented Saudi Arabia at the Summer Olympics three times (2008, 2012, and 2016), failing to reach the final on every occasion.^[1][2][3]

He was banned from competing for two years for doping.

Doping ban

Al-Dawoodi tested positive for norandrosterone in April 2009 and was subsequently banned from competing in sports for 2 years. The ban ended on 5 June 2011.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Saudi Arabia
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	5th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	57.78 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	29th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	50.27 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	6th	Discus throw	57.36 m
2004	Asian Junior Championships	Ipoh, Malaysia	2nd	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	59.33 m
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	9th	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	57.67 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Discus throw	58.66 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	6th	Discus throw	56.62 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Discus throw	60.82 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	16th (q)	Discus throw	61.23 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Discus throw	58.63 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	34th (q)	Discus throw	56.29 m
2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	5th	Discus throw	57.44 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	33rd (q)	Discus throw	59.54 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	6th	Discus throw	60.05 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	30th (q)	Discus throw	55.94 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	5th	Discus throw	58.76 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th	Discus throw	58.31 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	33rd (q)	Discus throw	54.84 m
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	Discus throw	58.63 m
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	7th	Discus throw	57.96 m
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	Discus throw	57.25 m

References

1. "Beijing 2008". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
2. "London 2012 - Men's Discus Throw". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
4. "Athletes currently ineligible to compete in Athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation January 2010". IAAF. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

External links

• Sultan Al-Dawoodi at World Athletics