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Saad Shaddad Al Asmari
- Born
- Sep 24, 1968 (58 years old)
- Events
- 3000 m steeplechase · 3000 m
Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari (Arabic: سعد شداد الأسمري) (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.
As of Nov 7, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:08.14 (#71 all-time), 3000 m 7:45.43, 2006 season best 8:56.22 (Jun 17, 2006, Rabat (MAR)) · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (3000 m steeplechase) · 58 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3000mSt | 8:56.22 | – | Jun 17, 2006 | Rabat (MAR) |
| 2003 | 3000mSt | 8:27.82 | – | Jun 12, 2003 | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 2002 | 3000mSt | 8:08.14 | – | Jul 16, 2002 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 2002 | 5000m | 14:19.40 | – | Mar 29, 2002 | Qatif (KSA) |
| 2002 | 10000m | 30:05.56 | – | Mar 27, 2002 | Qatif (KSA) |
| 2001 | 3000mSt | 8:15.01 | – | Oct 4, 2001 | Damascus (SYR) |
| 2000 | 3000m | 8:12.27 | – | Jun 28, 2000 | Athina (GRE) |
| 2000 | 3000mSt | 8:22.51 | – | Jun 17, 2000 | Rabat (MAR) |