Ghofrane Mohammad Explained

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Birth Date:	6 June 1989
Birth Place:	Aleppo, Syria
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 m, 200 m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles

Ghofrane Mohammad (Arabic: غفران محمد; born 6 June 1989) is a Syrian hurdler from Aleppo.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles. She did not advance from round 1 and was later disqualified for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.^[2]

She competed for Syria also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres hurdles. She finished 8th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3] She was the flag bearer for Syria during the closing ceremony.^[4]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m – 12.12 (Taipa 2006)
• 200 m – 24.45 (Taipa 2006)
• 400 m – 55.26 (Amman 2007)
• 100 m H – 14.03 (El Maadi 2022)
• 400 m H – 56.89 NR (Almaty 2016)

Indoor

• 400 m – 55.45 (Doha 2016)
• 60 m H – 9.15 (Istanbul 2012)^[5]

Competition record

Representing
2004	Arab Junior Championships	Damascus, Syria	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	59.91 CR
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	400 m hurdles	1:01.39
	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	4th	100 metres	12.08
			4th	400 m hurdles	1:02.65
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4×100 relay	48.35
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4×400 relay	3:49.75
	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 metres	12.33
			bgcolor=gold	1st	200 metres	24.66 GR
2006	Asian Junior Championships	Macau, China	5th	100 metres	12.12
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	200 metres	24.45
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	57.66
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	7th	400 m hurdles	58.49
	Arab Junior Championships	Cairo, Egypt	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 metres	12.43
			bgcolor=gold	1st	200 metres	24.39
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	58.82 CR
2007	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	400 metres	55.26
			4th	400 m hurdles	1:00.44
	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	4th		59.21
2008	Arab Junior Championships	Radès, Tunisia	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 metres	12.04
			bgcolor=gold	1st	200 metres	24.39
	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m hurdles	57.85
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	27th (q)		9.15
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	DSQ		Doping
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	6th		58.68
	World Championships	Beijing, China	34th (q)	400 m hurdles	58.61
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	400 metres	55.73
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	41 (q)	400 m hurdles	58.85
2023	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	5th		14.11
			5th		1:00.21

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghfran Almouhamad. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 12 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723001532/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/almouhamad-ghfran-256017/. 23 July 2012. . London2012.com.
2. Web site: Female Syrian Olympic hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad DQ'd for doping . 11 August 2012 . . 12 August 2012.
3. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160905011659/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-400m-hurdles . 2016-09-05 .
4. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony. 2016-08-21. 2016-08-23.
5. Web site: Ghofrane Mohammad. World Athletics. 11 December 2022.