Ahmad Hazer Explained
Ahmad Hazer (born 4 September 1989) is a Lebanese hurdler. He holds several national records including the 110m 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 holds several Lebanese records, including the 110 m hurdles and 300 m.[5] He was the first Lebanese athlete to run sub 14s over 110m hurdles.[6]
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.[7] [8]
International competitions
| Representing |
|---|
| 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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Interview With Ahmad Hazer - Lebanese Hurdler - Interviews - - Publisher - Track and Field Society. tfs.ucoz.com.
- Web site: New Lebanese Senior Record for Ahmad Hazer | Inter-Lebanon Road Running & Athletics Club . 2012-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130906053444/http://www.rralebanon.org/content/new-lebanese-senior-record-ahmad-hazer . 2013-09-06 . dead .
- Web site: Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles Round One | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. April 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ATH/mens-110-metres-hurdles-round-one.html. 2020-04-17.
- Web site: La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée . The composition of the Lebanese delegation to the 2012 London Olympics unveiled . L'Orient-Le Jour . 11 July 2012 . 8 April 2013.
- Web site: Ahmad Hazer - Athletes Profile - - Publisher - Track and Field Society. tfs.ucoz.com.
- Web site: Nouveau record au 110m Haies | News | FLA Lebanon . 2014-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121419/http://flalb.org/news_26_Nouveau-record-au-110m-Haies.html . 2018-10-02 . dead .
- Web site: Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 30.04.14 . IAAF . 9 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504153545/http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=c6fe77bd-5a79-40e7-a7e4-d6fa2f7192da.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20Anti-Doping%20Rule%20Violation%20under%20IAAF%20Rules . May 4, 2014 .
- Web site: List of shame: Gatlin is just the tip of the iceberg - these are the 101 convicted doping cheats participating in Rio. Pål Marius. Tingve. August 5, 2016. dagbladet.no.
