Qatari hurdler (born 1977)
Mubarak Sultan Faraj Al-Nubi (Arabic: مبارك سلطان النوبي فرج; born 30 December 1977) is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the brother of Olympic long jumper Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi.[1] He represented his country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 1997 and 2003. He was twice a silver medallist at the IAAF World Cup.
At regional level, he won three gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships and participated at three Asian Games, being the runner-up in 2002. In addition, he has medals from the Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships and the Arab Athletics Championships. His personal best of 48.17 seconds is the Qatari record for the event.
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Qatar
|
1994
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.21
|
1995
|
Arab Championships
|
Cairo, Egypt
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.17
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:05.64
|
Asian Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.17
|
1996
|
World Junior Championships
|
Sydney, Australia
|
1st
|
400m hurdles
|
49.07
|
—
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
DNF
|
Asian Junior Championships
|
New Delhi, India
|
1st
|
400 m
|
47.15
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.76
|
1997
|
Pan Arab Games
|
Beirut, Lebanon
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.95
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
12th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.84
|
Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
3rd
|
400 m hurdles
|
49.48
|
Arab Championships
|
Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
49.63
|
1998
|
Asian Championships
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.71
|
World Cup
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.17[2]
|
Asian Games
|
Asian Games
|
6th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.23
|
2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
–
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
DQ
|
2001
|
Arab Championships
|
Damascus, Syria
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.07
|
2002
|
Asian Championships
|
Colombo, Sri Lanka
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.67
|
World Cup
|
Madrid, Spain
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.96[2]
|
Asian Games
|
Busan, South Korea
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
48.98
|
2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
7th
|
400 m hurdles
|
52.64
|
Arab Championships
|
Amman, Jordan
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
49.66
|
Asian Championships
|
Manila, Philippines
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
49.19
|
2005
|
West Asian Games
|
Doha, Qatar
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.37
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:09.81
|
2006
|
Asian Games
|
Doha, Qatar
|
6th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.28[3]
|
2009
|
Arab Championships
|
Damascus, Syria
|
3rd
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.74
|
Asian Championships
|
Guangzhou, China
|
3rd
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.19
|
2010
|
West Asian Championships
|
Aleppo, Syria
|
3rd
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.24
|
Asian Games
|
Guangzhou, China
|
8th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.82[3]
|
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