Hussain Assem Al-Hizam (born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Austin 2021) and 5.70 metres indoors ( 2018). Both are current national records.
His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]
Competition record
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| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Notes
|
Representing  Saudi Arabia
|
| 2013
|
Arab Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
2nd
|
4.90 m
|
| Asian Youth Games
|
Nanjing, China
|
1st
|
4.70 m
|
| Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Palembang, Indonesia
|
5th
|
4.60 m
|
| 2014
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Taipei, Taiwan
|
4th
|
4.85 m
|
| Youth Olympic Games
|
Nanjing, China
|
4th
|
4.85 m
|
| Asian Games
|
Incheon, South Korea
|
9th
|
4.95 m
|
| 2015
|
World Youth Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
7th (q)
|
4.95 m1
|
| 2016
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
|
5th
|
5.00 m
|
| World U20 Championships
|
Bydgoszcz, Poland
|
15th (q)
|
5.10 m
|
| 2017
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Baku, Azerbaijan
|
1st
|
5.55 m
|
| Asian Championships
|
Bhubaneswar, India
|
7th
|
5.20 m
|
| 2018
|
Asian Games
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
5th
|
5.40 m
|
| 2021
|
Arab Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
1st
|
5.55 m
|
| 2022
|
GCC Games
|
Kuwait City, Kuwait
|
1st
|
5.61 m
|
| World Championships
|
Eugene, United States
|
14th (q)
|
5.65 m
|
| Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
2nd
|
5.40 m
|
| 2023
|
Asian Indoor Championships
|
Astana, Kazakhstan
|
1st
|
5.45 m
|
| Arab Championships
|
Marrakesh, Morocco
|
3rd
|
5.20 m
|
| Asian Championships
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
2nd
|
5.56 m
|
| World Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
26th (q)
|
5.35 m
|
| Asian Games
|
Hangzhou, China
|
3rd
|
5.65 m
|
| 2024
|
Asian Indoor Championships
|
Tehran, Iran
|
3rd
|
5.55 m
|
1No mark in the final
References
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