Hussain Al-Hizam (Arabic: حسين عاصم آل حزام; born 4 January 1998) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2]
 Hussain Al-Hizam in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1998 |
| Education | University of Kansas |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| College team | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 5.72 m NR (2025) |
Medal record | |
Career
editAfter returning home from the Youth Olympics in China in 2014, Al Hizam missed the pit completely, fell to the ground and suffered a spinal fracture. Al Hizam spent a year recovering and training in Los Angeles.[3]
Al-Hizam was an NCAA champion vaulter for the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, winning the pole vault at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[4]
His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Austin 2021) and 5.70 metres indoors (2018). Both are current national records.
His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]
Competition record
edit1No mark in the final
References
edit- ↑ College bio
- ↑ Hussain Al-Hizam at World Athletics
- 1 2 Goodwin, Shaun (18 April 2017). "After a lengthy recovery from injury, Hussain Al Hizam has his sights set on the Olympics". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Kuehn, Michelle (14 July 2023). "Saudi's rising pole vault star Hussain Al-Hizam seeks a medal at 2024 Olympics". arabnews.com.
External links
edit- Hussain Al Hizam at TFRRS
- Hussain Asim M Al Hizam at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
- Hussain Asim Al Hizam at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Hussain Al Hizam at Olympics.com
- Hussain Al-Hizam at Olympedia
- Hussain Al-Hizam at InterSportStats
- Hussain Al-Hizam on Instagram
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