Salem Al-Yami Explained
Salem Mubarak Al-Yami (born February 9, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.
He won a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, bronze medals at the 2002 and 2003 Asian Championships, and gold medals at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games as well as the 2001 and 2003 Pan Arab Championships.
Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, narrowly failing to qualify for the second round.
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 100 m | 10.51 |
| 5th | 200 m | 21.54 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 53rd (h) | 200 m | 21.27 |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th | 200 m | 21.36 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 30th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.94 |
| World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100m | 10.38 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 9th (sf) | 200m | 20.95 (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 28th (h) | 100 m | 10.21 |
| 38th (h) | 200 m | 21.03 |
| 9th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.04 |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | 100 m | 10.52 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.16 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 35th (h) | 60 m | 6.79 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 46th (h) | 100 m | 10.51 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 3rd | 100 m | 10.28 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 38th (h) | 100 m | 10.36 |
| Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 100 m | 10.39 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.40 |
| 2005 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 1st | 100 m | 10.21 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.80 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 24th (qf) | 100 m | 10.48 |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.18 |
| 2007 | Pan Arab Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.99 | |
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