Mohammed Al-Salhi
Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner
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Mohammed Obeid Al-Salhi (Arabic: محمد الصالحي, born May 11, 1986) is a Saudi middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
Al-Salhi at the Lappeenranta Games in Finland (2010) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1986 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Sport | Track |
Events | 400 metres, 800 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400 metres: 45.75[1] 800 metres: 1:43.66[1] |
Medal record | |
Running career
He won the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He then competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.
He then finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships, eighth at the 2007 World Championships and fifth at the 2007 World Athletics Final. At the 2007 Pan Arab Games in Cairo, he took the silver medal in the 800 m behind Sudan's Abubaker Kaki, as well as the 4 × 400 m relay gold.[2] On May 8, 2009, he ran his personal best time in the 800 metres, 1:43.66 minutes, achieved in Doha.
