Hamdi Ali
Ali at the 2019 ISTAF Berlin meeting
Personal information
Full nameHamdi Mahamat Alamine Saleh
Hamdi Alamin
Mahamat Hamdi
Hamdi Alamine
Mohamat Allamine Hamdi
Mahamat Alamine Hamdi
Tariq Hamdi Al Amin
Hamdi al-Amin
Mohamat Hamdi
NationalityChadian (until 2015)[1]
Qatari (since Mar 2015)
Born (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997[1]
Saudi Arabia[2]
Home townDoha, Qatar[3]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
College teamWest Texas A&M Buffaloes[3]
Coached byStanley Szczyrba
Pavel Szczyrba[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • HJ: 2.27m (2018)
  • HJ (indoor): 2.21m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 BydgoszczHigh jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 TehranHigh jump
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2017 BakuHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaHigh jump
Gulf Cooperation Council Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Kuwait CityHigh jump
Arab Games
Silver medal – second place2023 OranHigh jump
Arab Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 MarrakeshHigh jump

Hamdi Ali (full name Hamdi Mahamat Alamine Saleh; born 15 April 1997) is a Qatari high jumper. He was the winner of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in the men's high jump, and he was a bronze medalist at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Biography

In 2015, with a 2.20 m high jump best at the age of 18, Ali left Saudi Arabia to train in Doha, Qatar with Mutaz Essa Barshim. Ali considers Barshim, who he has known since 2011, to be his mentor.[2] Ali takes inspiration from U.S. rapper Tupac Shakur.[2]

Ali competed in a number of regional international championships starting in 2016, when he won the bronze medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships. In 2017, Ali won the Eberstadt Meeting title in the high jump.[4]

In 2021, Ali won his first international gold medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games.[5] The next year, he won his second international championship, this time sharing the title with Olympic gold medalist Mutaz Essa Barshim at the 2022 Gulf Cooperation Council Games.[6]

In 2022, Ali joined the West Texas A&M Buffaloes track and field team (an NCAA Division II school).[7] At West Texas A&M, Ali broke the school record in the high jump, setting a personal indoor best of 2.21 metres.[8]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
High jump2.27 mFolksam Grand PrixKarlstad, Sweden25 July 2018
High jump (indoor)2.21 m ANew Mexico Collegiate ClassicAlbuquerque, New Mexico3 February 2023

References

  1. 1 2 Hamdi Ali at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A day with: Hamdi Alamine - Aiming for Rio Olympics with Qatar mentor Mutaz Barshim". Yahoo News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Hamdi Ali - 2022-23 - Men's Track and Field". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hamdi Al Amin wins Eberstadt gold | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hamdi Ali wins High Jump gold medal at Islamic Solidarity Games | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Hamdi Ali shared High Jump gold medal at GCC Games | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Hamdi Ali profile at TFRRS
  8. ↑ "Ali Breaks His Own School Record in the High Jump". West Texas A&M University Athletics. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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