Kamil Al-Abbasi
Saudi Arabian sprinter
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Kamil Al-Abbasi (Arabic: كامل العباسي; born 28 February 1950) is a Saudi Arabian hurdler. He won medals at the Arab Athletics Championships and was the second-ever Saudi Olympic flag bearer. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Saudi Arabian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Al-Abbasi was the Saudi Arabian flag bearer at the 1976 Olympics.[2] He was seeded in the 4th 400 m hurdles heat, where he ran 55.00 seconds to finish 5th.[3] In the 4 × 400 m relay, he led off the Saudi team to run 3:17.53 and place 7th in their heat.[4]
Al-Abbasi entered in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m at the inaugural 1977 Arab Athletics Championships in Damascus, Syria.[5] He ran second leg for the Saudi relay team to win the silver medal in 3:12.39 behind Iraq. In the 400 m hurdles, Al-Abbasi ran a personal best of 53.73 seconds to win the bronze medal.[6][7]
