Hussain Al-Hizam

Hussain Assem Al-Hizam (born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Saudi Arabia
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	4.90 m
	Asian Youth Games	Nanjing, China	1st	4.70 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	5th	4.60 m
2014	Asian Junior Championships	Taipei, Taiwan	4th	4.85 m
	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	4th	4.85 m
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	9th	4.95 m
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	7th (q)	4.95 m¹
2016	Asian Junior Championships	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	5th	5.00 m
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	15th (q)	5.10 m
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	5.55 m
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	7th	5.20 m
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	5th	5.40 m
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	5.55 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	14th (q)	5.65 m
2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	5.40 m
2023	Asian Indoor Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	1st	5.45 m
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	3rd	5.20 m
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	5.56 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	26th (q)	5.35 m
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	3rd	5.65 m

¹No mark in the final

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