Yaqoob Salem Yaqoob

Yaqoob Salem Yaqoob
Salem Eid Yaqoob competing at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Full nameYaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob
NationalityBahraini
Born (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996
Nigeria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Bahrain
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 200 m
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 200 m
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 4x400 m relay
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 4x100 m relay
Arab Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bir El Djir 4x100 m relay
West Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman 200 m

Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob[1][2] (Arabic: يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in Nigeria) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.

Yaqoob is currently serving a four year competition ban (2023-2027) due to an anti-doping regulation violation in relation to testing positive for stanozolol.[3]

Career

Yaqoob competed at the 2015 Military World Games in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m.

Yaqoob competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres.[4] He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.[5]

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ "أبطال ألعاب القوى يهدون المملكة ميداليتين ذهبيتين بالألعاب الآسيوية". Al-Watan. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "أديدونغ تكسب ذهبية 200 متر وتتزعم سباقات السرعات في أسياد جاكرتا". Akhbar Al Khaleej. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Global List of Ineligible Persons - Bahrain". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Salem Eid Yaqoob". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Aaron Brown qualifies for the 200m semifinals". olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Salem Eid Yaqoob". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ Payne, Aidan (17 August 2016). "Bahrain's Yaqoob and Seurei advance". News of Bahrain. Retrieved 18 August 2016.