Essa Al-Zinkawi
Essa Mohammed Gharib Al-Zankawi (born 17 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti athlete specialising in the discus throw.[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Championships[3] and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Kuwait at the opening ceremony.[1]
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | [1] | 17 October 1992||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw | ||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 63.22 m (2015) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 21st (q) | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 52.11 m |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 17th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 54.90 m |
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 8th | Discus throw | 54.19 m | |
2011 | Arab Championships | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.96 m |
Pan Arab Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Discus throw | 55.89 m | |
2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | Discus throw | 59.13 m |
Asian Championships | Pune, India | 8th | Discus throw | 56.96 m | |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 8th | Discus throw | 54.10 m | |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 9th | Discus throw | 56.57 m |
2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 1st | Discus throw | 63.22 m |
Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 2nd | Discus throw | 61.57 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (q) | Discus throw | 58.68 m | |
2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 6th | Discus throw | 58.28 m |
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Discus throw | 59.44 m |
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References
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- Eissa Zankawi. asiangames2018.id
- Essa Al-Zinkawi at World Athletics
- 2015 Asian Championships Results. Athletics Asia. Retrieved on 2017-02-04.
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