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| Citizenship |  Syria .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1970 Syria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zid Abou Hamed (Arabic: زيد أبو حامد; born 22 April 1970) is an Australian-Syrian former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
Career
Hamed originally began to compete for his birth country Syria. He represented the country at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993.
Hamed then changed his nationality to Australia but was ineligible for the 1996 Summer Olympics[1] but started at the World Championships in the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. In February 1999 in Sydney he achieved a career best time of 48.87 seconds.
When Hamed was not selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he appealed to the Australian Olympic Committee but lost.[2] As a result, he competed for Syria at the Olympics instead.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Syria | |||||
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | 400 m hrd | 51.07 |
| Asian Championships | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 400 m hrd | 51.15 | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 33rd (h) | 400 m hrd | 51.57 | |
| 1992 | Pan Arab Games | Latakia, Syria | 1st | 400 m hrd[3] | 49.39 |
| 1993 | Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 1st | 400 m hrd | 49.09 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd (h) | 400 m hrd | 49.96 | |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 400 m hrd | 49.10 | |
| 1997 | Pan Arab Games | Beirut, Lebanon | 3rd | 400 m hrd | 49.68 |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 400 m hrd | 49.25 | |
| Representing Australia | |||||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 16th (sf) | 400 m hrd | 49.12 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 400 m hrd | 49.11 |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8th | 400 m hrd | 50.50[4] | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 41st (h) | 400 m hrd | 50.85 |
| Representing Syria | |||||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 33rd (h) | 400 m hrd | 50.74 |
References
- Zid Abou Hamed at World Athletics
- ^ Australian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Olympic Committee finalises Australian team". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- ^ Pan Arab Games Archived 16 December 2010 at WebCite - GBR Athletics
- ^ Representing Oceania