Ahmad Hassan Moussa
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Ahmad Hassan Moussa (Arabic
: احمد حسن موسى ; born 17 June 1981) is a Qatar
i decathlete. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and is a two time Asian Champion in the event (2002 and 2007).
Moussa was the bronze medallist at both the 2002 Asian Games
and the 2007 Military World Games
. He has won three Arab Athletics titles for Qatar and won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
. His personal best of 7730 points is the Qatari national record
for the decathlon.
, Doha
, Moussa won the Arab junior decathlon title in 1998 and went on to finish twelfth with a personal best of 6872 points at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
. He also won at the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships that year – the first of three straight victories from 1998 to 2002. He won the gold medal
at the 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, At the age of eighteen he was crowned the Pan Arab champion in Beirut
at the 1999 Arab Athletics Championships and improved his best total to 7482 points. He competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics
, only managing thirteenth place, and missed the 2001 season.
He returned to action in 2002 and established himself at the continental events. He won the gold at the 2002 West Asian Games and beat Pavel Andreev at the 2002 Asian Championships in Athletics
to become the Asian decathlon champion. The peak of his season came at the 2002 Asian Games
where he set a Qatari national record
of 7683 points to take the bronze medal
behind Qi Haifeng
and Dmitriy Karpov
.Al-Otaibi delivers distance double but injury denies Jayasinghe second title - Asian Games, Athletics Day 4. IAAF (2002-10-10). Retrieved on 2011-08-20. His best performance of 2003 came at the Arab Championships, where he won a third consecutive decathlon title with a score of 7373 points.
At the 2004 Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen
he came sixth with a personal best score of 7730 points. This was enough to qualify him for the 2004 Olympic decathlon. However, he did not complete the Olympic event after failing to finish in the 110 metres hurdles
. He was absent from competition in 2005.
Moussa set a heptathlon
best of 4651 points at the 2006 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
, but this was not enough to reach the podium. He also missed out on the medals at the 2006 Asian Games
in Doha
, as his score of 7445 points left him in fourth place behind Kim Kun-Woo
. Despite the disappointment of failing to medal on home soil, he went on to have on of his most successful seasons in 2007. At the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships, he edged Iran's Hadi Sepehrzad
out of first place in the final 1500 metres
event to claim his second Asian title. He was the bronze medallist at the 2007 Military World Games
and won his second gold medal of the year at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: احمد حسن موسى ; born 17 June 1981) is a Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
i decathlete. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and is a two time Asian Champion in the event (2002 and 2007).
Moussa was the bronze medallist at both the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
and the 2007 Military World Games
2007 Military World Games
The 2007 Military World Games were held at the twin-cities Hyderabad - Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from October 14 - October 21, 2007. Some parts of games were also held in Mumbai....
. He has won three Arab Athletics titles for Qatar and won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
2007 Pan Arab Games
The 11th Pan Arab Games took place in Cairo, Egypt from 11 – 26 November 2007. A total of 22 countries participated in 32 events. These games were the largest in the games' history; seven new events were introduced and 2000 more athletes participated than in previous years, making them 8000 Arab...
. His personal best of 7730 points is the Qatari national record
Qatari records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Qatar maintained by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:X = unratified due to doping violation-External links:*...
for the decathlon.
Career
Based in Al-SaddAl-Sadd
Sadd Sports Club known as Al-Sadd Club is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team of the Qatar National First Division, from the city of Doha. The club goes with the Nickname "Al-Zaeem", which translates to "The Boss", and was founded by four students on the October 21, 1969 in...
, Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Moussa won the Arab junior decathlon title in 1998 and went on to finish twelfth with a personal best of 6872 points at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2, 1998.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...
. He also won at the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships that year – the first of three straight victories from 1998 to 2002. He won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, At the age of eighteen he was crowned the Pan Arab champion in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
at the 1999 Arab Athletics Championships and improved his best total to 7482 points. He competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics
2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2000 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Santiago, Chile.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:...
, only managing thirteenth place, and missed the 2001 season.
He returned to action in 2002 and established himself at the continental events. He won the gold at the 2002 West Asian Games and beat Pavel Andreev at the 2002 Asian Championships in Athletics
2002 Asian Championships in Athletics
- Men :- Women :- Medal table :-External links:*...
to become the Asian decathlon champion. The peak of his season came at the 2002 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games
-Medal summary:-Men's events:-Women's events:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
where he set a Qatari national record
Qatari records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Qatar maintained by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:X = unratified due to doping violation-External links:*...
of 7683 points to take the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
behind Qi Haifeng
Qi Haifeng
Qi Haifeng is a Chinese decathlete. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points . He won the decathlon at the national championships in 2009 with a points total of 7729.-Achievements:-External links:...
and Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov
Dmitriy Karpov is an athlete from Kazakhstan who competes in decathlon and heptathlon...
.Al-Otaibi delivers distance double but injury denies Jayasinghe second title - Asian Games, Athletics Day 4. IAAF (2002-10-10). Retrieved on 2011-08-20. His best performance of 2003 came at the Arab Championships, where he won a third consecutive decathlon title with a score of 7373 points.
At the 2004 Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen
Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen
The Erdgas Mehrkampf-Meeting is an annual track and field meeting for decathlon and heptathlon held in Ratingen, Germany. Established in 1997, it is part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge and takes place in July.-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
he came sixth with a personal best score of 7730 points. This was enough to qualify him for the 2004 Olympic decathlon. However, he did not complete the Olympic event after failing to finish in the 110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
. He was absent from competition in 2005.
Moussa set a heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
best of 4651 points at the 2006 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
2006 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2006 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was an international indoor athletics event took place in Pattaya, Thailand, between 10 and 12 February.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...
, but this was not enough to reach the podium. He also missed out on the medals at the 2006 Asian Games
Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games
An Athletics competition was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter Steeplechase was not contested for by the women...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, as his score of 7445 points left him in fourth place behind Kim Kun-Woo
Kim Kun-Woo
Kim Kun-Woo is a South Korean track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is a two-time Asian Games medallist in the event , as well having won medals at the Asian Athletics Championships and East Asian Games.Kim represented his country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics...
. Despite the disappointment of failing to medal on home soil, he went on to have on of his most successful seasons in 2007. At the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships, he edged Iran's Hadi Sepehrzad
Hadi Sepehrzad
Hadi Sepehrzad is an Iranian decathlete.-References:...
out of first place in the final 1500 metres
1500 metres
The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...
event to claim his second Asian title. He was the bronze medallist at the 2007 Military World Games
Track and field at the 2007 Military World Games
At the 2007 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad, India from 15 – 18 October 2007. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 14 by female athletes...
and won his second gold medal of the year at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
Athletics at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
At the 2007 Pan Arab Games, the athletics events were held at the Military Academy Stadium in Cairo, Egypt from 21 to 24 November 2007. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 23 by female athletes. Morocco was the most successful nation in the competition, taking ten gold...