Yaqoub Al-Youha
Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha (born 31 January 1993) is a Kuwaiti sprint runner specialising in the high hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. He won silver medals at the Asian championships in 2014–2017.
 Al-Youha at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1993[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 100 m, 200 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.48 (2014) 200 m – 22.00 (2015) 110 mH – 13.35 (2019)[1] |
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.35 set in Doha in 2019. It is the current national record.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  | |||||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | – | 110 m hurdles | DNF |
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 7th | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 14.05 |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 19th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 13.91 | |
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 14.07 |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 14.00 | |
| 2014 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.90 |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 13.83 | |
| 2015 | Arab Championships | Isa Town, Bahrain | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 (w) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.75 | |||
| Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 2nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.661 | |
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.65 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.59 |
| Arab Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 (w) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.83 | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.562 | |
| 2019 | Arab Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 |
| Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.35 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 | |
1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the semifinals
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