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| Zahr-el-Din El-Najem | |
| Nationality: | Syrian |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 400 m hurdles, 400 m |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1977 |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
Zahr-el-Din El-Najem (Arabic: زهر الدين النجم; born 11 January 1977) is a retired Syrian hurdler and athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] At continental level, he won one bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships and participated at the 1998 Asian Games. His personal best of 49.33 seconds is the Syrian indoor record for the 400 m event.
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| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 44th (q) | 400 m hurdles | 55.32 | |
| 1998 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 51.04 | |
| 1999 | Pan Arab Games | Amman, Jordan | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 50.38 |
| Sevilla, Spain | 36th (q) | 400 m hurdles | 50.35 | |||
| Arab Championships | Beirut, Lebanon | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 50.66 | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.67 | |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 59th (q) | 400 m hurdles | 52.70 | ||
| 2001 | Arab Championships | Damascus, Syria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 51.02 | |
| Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 13th (q) | 400 m hurdles | 53.65 | ||
| 2002 | West Asian Games | Kuwait | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 51.15 | |
| 2003 | Arab Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 51.21 | |
| 2004 | Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.55 | |
| Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 4th | 400 m | 49.33 NiR | ||