Ahmad Hazer

Ahmad Hazer (born 4 September 1989) is a Lebanese hurdler.

Ahmad Hazer
Ahmad Hazer in 2017
Personal information
Born (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
Beirut, Lebanon
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 metres hurdles

Early life

Hazer grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. His older brother, Ali Hazer, is also an athlete.[1]

Career

He competed in the 60 m indoor hurdles at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with a time of 8.36 s[2] and in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a time of 14.82, as he came in last in the first round, heat four, and was eliminated.[3][4] Hazer is the greatest Lebanese sprinter ever in history so far,[5] he holds several Lebanese records, including the 110 m hurdles and 300 m.[6] In 2013, he was banned for doping.[7] He was the first Lebanese athlete to run sub 14s over 110m hurdles.[8]

Doping sanction

Hazer tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metenolone, in an out-of-competition control 11 June 2013. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from the sport.[9][10]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Lebanon
2008 Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 13th (h) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.70
15th (h) 400 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 57.29
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 54th (h) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.75
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia – 110 m hurdles DNF
World Championships Berlin, Germany 44th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.74
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th 110 m hurdles 14.38
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.73
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 12th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.84
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 27th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.36 (iNR)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.25
Universiade Shenzhen, China 48th (h) 100 m 11.01
22nd (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.46
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (h) 110 m hurdles 14.42
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 7th 110 m hurdles 14.70
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 45th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.82
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 5th 110 m hurdles 14.13
Asian Championships Pune, India 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.13
Universiade Kazan, Russia 14th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.11
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 36th (h) 110 m hurdles 15.50
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 20th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.65
Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 6th 110 m hurdles 14.63
8th 4 × 100 m relay 42.66
World Championships London, United Kingdom 38th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.51
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 21st (h) 110 m hurdles 14.97
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 7th 60 m hurdles 8.23
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 12th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.38
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References
  1. Interview With Ahmad Hazer - Lebanese Hurdler
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2012-07-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. L'Orient-Le Jour (11 July 2012). "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée" [The composition of the Lebanese delegation to the 2012 London Olympics unveiled]. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. http://irresistible.alrifai.com/2016/08/03/lebanons-road-to-rio/
  6. http://tfs.ucoz.com/publ/athletes_profile/ahmad_hazer/6-1-0-49
  7. IAAF; IAAF News Newsletter Edition 148 3 December 2013
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2014-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14". iaaf.org via web.archive.org. IAAF. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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