Ali Al-Zenkawi

Ali Al-Zenkawi

Personal information
Nationality	Kuwaiti
Born	(1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 Hungary, Budapest
Years active	23
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Website	www.hammer-ali.com
Sport
Country	Kuwait
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Al-Tadamon
Coached by	Anatoly Bondarchuk 1999-2004 Vladimir Hudilin 2005-2008 Andri Skvaruk 2009-2012 Vladimir Hudilin 2014-2015 Andri Skvaruk 2016-2019
Achievements and titles
World finals	12th Osaka/Japan 2007
Highest world ranking	7th in IAAF top list 2009
Personal best	7kg : 79,74m 6kg : 78.41m 5kg : 78.78m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Kuwait Asian Championships 2003 Manila Hammer throw 2005 Incheon Hammer throw 2007 Amman Hammer throw

Ali Mohammed Al-Zenkawi (born 27 February 1984) is a male hammer thrower from Kuwait. His personal best throw is 79.74 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Celje.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kuwait
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	6th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	72.91 m
2002	West Asian Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	Hammer throw	66.01 m
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	Hammer throw (6 kg)	73.69 m
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	6th	Hammer throw	63.45 m
	Asian Junior Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	Hammer throw (6 kg)	74.93 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	Hammer throw	70.62 m
2004	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Hammer throw	72.22 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (q)	Hammer throw	71.06 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Hammer throw	71.36 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	Hammer throw	72.28 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	Hammer throw	71.74 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Hammer throw	73.14 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	Hammer throw	75.71 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	12th	Hammer throw	76.04 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	Hammer throw	74.02 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th (q)	Hammer throw	73.62 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.10 m
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	8th	Hammer throw	73.61 m
2010	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd	Hammer throw	76.73 m
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	1st	Hammer throw	76.72 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	4th	Hammer throw	68.65 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	13th (q)	Hammer throw	75.35 m
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, Emirates	1st	Hammer throw	79.27 m
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	Hammer throw	73.29 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	18th (q)	Hammer throw	73.40 m
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Hammer throw	76.14 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	Hammer throw	74.70 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	Hammer throw	76.68 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Hammer throw	72.88 m
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	Hammer throw	73.49 m
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	Hammer throw	70.91 m
2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	Hammer throw	66.97 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	6th	Hammer throw	66.98 m
2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Hammer throw	66.61 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	8th	Hammer throw	67.57 m
2025	Asian Championships	Gumi, South Korea	13th	Hammer throw	61.76 m

External links

• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at World Athletics
• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at Olympics.com
• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at Olympedia
• Ali Mohamed Al-Zenkawi at InterSportStats