About Saad Al-Asmari
Born 1968. Saad Al-Asmari is a Saudi long-distance runner.
Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari (born 24 September 1968) is a retired Saudi Arabian runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
He has won five medals from the Asian Championships, three from the Arab Athletics Championships and a gold medal from the 1997 Asian Cross Country Championships. He is remembered as one of the few to break the Kenyan domination in the 1990s of all steeplechase medals in the World Championships when he won the bronze medal in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1995. He still holds the Saudi national record for the 3000 meter steeplechase.
International competitions
Personal bests 1500 metres - 3:41.1 min (1994) 3000 metres - 8:12.27 min (2000) 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:08.14 min (2002)
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Who is Saad Al-Asmari?
Saudi Arabian distance runner
When was Saad Al-Asmari born?
Saad Al-Asmari was born on 24 September 1968.
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Saad Al-Asmari is a long-distance runner.
What nationality is Saad Al-Asmari?
Saad Al-Asmari is Saudi.
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