Ahmad Smour

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Ahmad Smour
Personal information
Born (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 32)
Sport
Country Jordan
Sport Long-distance running

Ahmad Smour (born 12 January 1993) [1] is a Jordanian long-distance runner.

In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. [2] He was noted for being only one of three athletes to be the sole represenatives of their country at the championships, having no other countrymen in his delegation. [3] He finished in 97th place. [2] In 2017, he also competed in the men's 3000 metres event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. [4] He was disqualified in the final after infringement of the inside border. [4]

Smour set the Jordanian indoor record in the 3000 m in 2017 with a time of 8:37.56. [5]

In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. [6] He finished in 126th place. [6]

References

  1. "Ahmad Smour". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Australia hoping for the best as Fiji sends lone ranger". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Astana 2023 Statistics Handbook" (PDF). Athletics Asia .
  6. 1 2 "Men's Results" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.