Athletics at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

Athletics
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

were contested at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 1st Islamic Solidarity Games held in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia from 8-20 April, 2005 with an Olympic-style tournament aimed at showing Muslim sports prowess and featuring 6,000 athletes....

in Mecca

Mecca

Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...

, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

from April 12 to April 16, 2005.

Medal summary

100 m	Salem Mubarak Al-Yami Saudi Arabia	10.21	Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.... Burkina Faso	10.27	Jamal Al-Saffar Jamal Al-Saffar Jamal Abdullah Al-Saffar is a Saudi Arabian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.19 seconds, achieved in April 2002 in Al-Kuwait.-Achievements:-References:... Saudi Arabia	10.36
200 m	Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in sprint running. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.-Achievements:... Saudi Arabia	20.72	Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon Joseph Batangdon is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.- Achievements... Cameroon	20.73	Oumar Loum Oumar Loum Oumar Loum is a former Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Senegal	21.10
400 m	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca.... Sudan	44.93	Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia	45.57	Abdellatif El Ghazaoui Morocco	46.57
800 m	Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou Amine Laâlou is a male middle distance runner from Morocco, who specializes in middle-distance running. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World... Morocco	1:45.96	Mohammed Al-Salhi Saudi Arabia	1:46.19	Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail Ismail Ahmed Ismail is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m... Sudan	1:47.20
1500 m	Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa Tarek Boukensa is an Algerian runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Annaba.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 1:46.10 min 1500 metres - 3:30.92 min *3000 metres - 7:43.23 min... Algeria	3:47.01	Youssef Baba Youssef Baba Youssef Baba is an athlete from Morocco who specialises in middle distance running. He was born in Khenifra. He is member of Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe SK.-Achievements:- External links :*... Morocco	3:47.61	Antar Zerguelaïne Antar Zerguelaine Antar Zerguelaïne is an Algerian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He was born in Jijel.-Achievements:-External links:... Algeria	3:47.90
5000 m	Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch Adil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres... Morocco	14:11.25	Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune Khoudir Aggoune is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.58 min 3000 metres - 7:43.63 min... Algeria	14:11.32	Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui Samir Moussaoui is an Algerian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.He has reached two Olympic finals, finishing 16th in 10,000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 14th in 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics... Algeria	14:12.84
10,000 m	Khalid El Aamri Morocco	28:40.33	Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.12 min 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min *5000 metres - 12:58.58 min... Saudi Arabia	28:41.81	Boniface Kiprop Boniface Kiprop Boniface Toroitich Kiprop is a track and field athlete from Uganda.At the 2001 African Junior Championships in Mauritius he competed at 5000 and 10000 metres, finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively. Two years later the championships were held in Cameroon, and he won both events... Uganda	28:46.27
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Zäid Laâroussi Morocco	2:16:28	Saïd Belhout Algeria	2:21:16	Nasser Bilal Haj Sudan	2:23:01
3000 m st.	Merzak Ould Bouchiba Algeria	8:50.84	Yousif Idriss Musa Sudan	8:54.15	Imed Zaidi Tunisia	8:56.62
110 m h	Mubarak Ata Mubarak Mubarak Ata Mubarak Mubarak Ata Mubarak is a Saudi Arabian hurdler. His personal best time is 13.68 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Lapinlahti.... Saudi Arabia	13.70	Todd Matthews-Jouda Todd Matthews-Jouda Todd Matthews-Jouda is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 , it is not a national record... Sudan	13.79	Rouhollah Askari Iran	13.92
400 m h	Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi Saudi Arabia	49.55	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Saudi Arabia	50.78	Abderrahmane Hammadi Algeria	50.91
20 km walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei Hassanine Sebei, , is a Tunisian racewalker who specialises in the 20 kilometres race walk. He was the 2010 African champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... Tunisia	1:30:48	Moussa Aouanouk Algeria	1:32:41	Mohd Sharrulhaizy Abdul Rahman Malaysia	1:35:57
4 x 100 m	Saudi Arabia	39.80	Oman	40.13	Côte d'Ivoire	40.87
4 x 400 m	Saudi Arabia	3:04.35	Sudan	3:08.81	Morocco	3:09.13
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Omar Moussa Al-Masrahi Saudi Arabia	2.20	Ahmed Farouk Abdel Zaher Egypt	2.17	Boubacar Séré Burkina Faso	2.14
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Mohamed Karbib Morocco	5.20	Ali Al-Sabbaghah Kuwait	5.10	Mohammad Mohsen Rabbani Iran	5.10
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Mohamed Al-Khuwalidi Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi is a Saudi Arabian long jumper.His personal best is 8.48 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France. This is also the current Asian record.He is coached by Messaoud Bouhouche.-Achievements:... Saudi Arabia	8.44	Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:... Algeria	8.11	Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... Senegal	8.02
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Mohammed Hazouri Syria	16.39	Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... Senegal	16.34	Hamza Menina Algeria	16.03
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Sultan Al-Hebshi Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi is a Saudi Arabian shot putter.His personal best was set at the 2009 Doha meeting, throwing a new area record of 21.13 m and finishing in third, only behind Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski and World Champion Reese... Saudi Arabia	18.97	Amin Nikfar Amin Nikfar Amin Abraham Paul Nikfar is an Iranian shot putter. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.... Iran	18.73	Mehdi Shahrokhi Iran	18.27
Discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly is an Egyptian discus thrower.In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school that also included hammer thrower Mohsen El Anany and shot putter Yasser Fathy... Egypt	59.89	Sultan Al-Dawoodi Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi is a Saudi Arabian discus thrower. He was born in Bisha.His personal best is 64.55 metres, achieved in November 2006 in Al-Qatif. This is the Saudi Arabian record.-Achievements:-References:... Saudi Arabia	59.00	Ehsan Haddadi Ehsan Haddadi Ehsan Haddadi is an Iranian discus thrower. He is 193 cm and 127 kg.The 2004 Asian Junior Champion, he won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, becoming the first Iranian to win a medal at any global athletics competition. In 2005 he won the Asian... Iran	58.66
Hammer Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov is a Tajikistani athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on two occasions... Tajikistan	76.98	Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait	75.96	Saber Souid Tunisia	71.36
Javelin Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Ayoub Arokhi Iran	70.66	Firas Al Mahamid Syria	65.26	Wisam Shahal Al-Khizai Iraq	64.56
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Moulay Rachid Alaoui Hakim Morocco	7010 pts	Mourad Souissi Algeria	6866 pts	Redouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef Rédouane Youcef is a retired Algerian decathlete.He won gold medals at the 1998 and 2000 African Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games and the bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games... Algeria	6817 pts