Essa Al-Zenkawi Explained

Essa Mohammed Al-Zenkawi
Birth Date:17 October 1992[1]
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Sport:Track and field
Event:Discus throw
Pb:63.22 m (2015)
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Essa Mohammed Gharib Al-Zankawi (born 17 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti/Hungarian athlete in Kuwait’s national Athletics team specializing in Discus throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Championships[2] and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Kuwait at the opening ceremony.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy21st (q)Discus throw (1.5 kg)52.11 m
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada17th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)54.90 m
West Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syria6thDiscus throw54.99 m
Asian GamesGuangzhou, China8thDiscus throw54.19 m
2011Arab ChampionshipsAl Ain, United Arab Emiratesbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw54.96 m
Pan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar6thDiscus throw55.89 m
2012West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates5thDiscus throw53.97 m
2013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5thDiscus throw59.13 m
Asian ChampionshipsPune, India8thDiscus throw56.96 m
Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia8thDiscus throw54.10 m
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea9thDiscus throw56.57 m
2015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrainbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw63.22 m
Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, Chinabgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw61.57 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China27th (q)Discus throw58.68 m
2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India6thDiscus throw58.28 m
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdDiscus throw59.44 m
2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisiabgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw60.25 m
2022GCC GamesKuwait City, Kuwaitbgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw60.20 m
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkeybgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw62.03 m
2023West Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatarbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw59.66 m
Arab ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Moroccobgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw59.20 m
Arab GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw61.48 m
Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailandbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw60.23 m
Asian GamesHangzhou, China5thDiscus throw60.13 m

Notes and References

  1. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/ZANKAWI-Eissa-3029963/ Eissa Zankawi
  2. http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/results/21st-asian-athletics-championships-3-7-june-2015/41-asian-athletics-championship-2015-final-results/file 2015 Asian Championships Results