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Musayed Al-Azimi
Personal information
NationalityKuwaiti
Born (1969-08-09) 9 August 1969 (age 55)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event4 × 400 metres relay

Musayed Ayed Al-Azimi (Arabic: مساعد عايد العظيمي; born 9 August 1969) is a Kuwaiti sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1997, Al-Azimi ran 10.83 to win a 100 metres race in Tehran.[2] Al-Azimi also set his 400 metres personal best of 47.81 seconds at a meeting that year.[3]

Al-Azimi competed in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1998 Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships in Muscat, Oman. He qualified for the finals in both events, finishing 5th in the 100 m in 10.57 seconds and 4th in the 200 m in 21.29 seconds.[2]

In December 1998, Al-Azimi was selected for the Kuwaiti 4 × 400 m team at the 1998 Asian Games. Running third leg, he helped the team finish 3rd in their semi-final and advance to the finals with a 3:07.99 time. The following day, Al-Azimi again ran third leg for the Kuwaiti team in the finals, finishing fourth and just 0.03 seconds away from the bronze medal.[4]

In 2000, Al-Azimi was selected for the Kuwaiti 4 × 400 m team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3] Seeded in the fifth heat, the team was disqualified after running the race.[5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Musayed Al-Azimi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Musayed Al-Azimi at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Musayed Al-Azimi at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "13th Asian Games". sportfieber.pytalhost.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Results 27th Olympic Games AUSTRALIA Sydney, AUSTRALIA 22 SEP 2000 - 01 OCT 2000 4x400 Metres Relay - men Round 1". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013.