Mutaz Essa Barsham. Track and Field Athlete. High Jump.
Mutaz Barshim high jumper claims a first ever gold medal in the track and field with victory in the men’s high jump.
High jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy share gold medal
The pair had a choice of a jump-off for one gold or shared medals, and they chose the latter because of their longtime friendship.
Both high jumpers were perfect until the bar was set to the Olympic-record height of 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 inches). Each missed three times.
Earlier Wins:
- National record holder
- Asian record holder with a best mark of 2.43 m (7 ft 11+1⁄2 in).
- Winner, gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London
- Winner at 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha.
- Winner bronze at the London 2012 Summer Olympics
- Winner silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
- Winnr gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo.
- Asian Indoor and World Junior champion in 2010
- Winner – high jump gold medals at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships
- Winner at 2011 Military World Games
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