Saad Al-Asmari Explained

Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari (Arabic: سعد شداد الأسمري) (born 24 September 1968) is a Saudi Arabian runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

He has won five medals from the Asian Championships, three from the Arab Athletics Championships and a gold medal from the 1997 Asian Cross Country Championships.

International competitions

1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd
1995		Gothenburg, Sweden	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	8:12.95 AR
		Rome, Italy	1st
1997		Athens, Greece	4th
	Pan Arab Games	Beirut, Lebanon	1st
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	1st
		Johannesburg, South Africa	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 3:41.1 min (1994)
• 3000 metres - 8:12.27 min (2000)
• 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:08.14 min (2002)

See also

• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
• List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
• Steeplechase at the World Championships in Athletics