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Tareq Mubarak Taher

Birth dateDec 1, 1986

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Tareq Mubarak Taher is a Bahrain middle-distance runner, born on December 1, 1986. He competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

His personal bests include 3:55.60 in the 1500m, 7:43.71 in the 3000m, 13:30.52 in the 5000m, 8:06.13 in the 3000mSt and 3:55.60 in the 1500m-short-track. He has earned 8 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Bahrain.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

8:06.13

#49 all-time

3000 Metres Short Track

7:43.71

2019 season best

9:07.7h

Aug 20, 2019 · Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN)

2019 season best

Last competition

Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Aug 22, 2019 · 9:07.7h

Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Record

National record · 3000 m steeplechase 8:06.13

National record

Age

39 years old

As of Sep 17, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:06.13 (#49 all-time), 3000 Metres Short Track 7:43.71, 2019 season best 9:07.7h (Aug 20, 2019, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN)) · Last competition: Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Aug 22, 2019, 9:07.7h · National record (3000 m steeplechase) · 39 years old

Personal bests

3:55.60

7:43.71

13:30.52

8:06.13

3:55.60

5:32.72

7:43.71

29:50

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2019	3000mSt	9:07.7h	-	Aug 20, 2019	↓	Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
2016	3000mSt	8:58.05	-	Jul 9, 2016	↓	Kortrijk (BEL)
2014	3000mSt	8:39.62	-	Sep 29, 2014	↓	Incheon (KOR)
2013	3000mSt	8:34.32	-	Aug 12, 2013	↓	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
2012	3000mSt	8:32.15	-	Jul 7, 2012	↓	Bottrop (GER)
2011	3000mSt	8:39.25	-	Dec 15, 2011	↓	Doha (QAT)
2010	3000m	8:14.67	-	Mar 12, 2010	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010	3000m-short-track	8:14.67	-	Mar 12, 2010	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010	3000mSt	8:17.21	-	Aug 6, 2010	↓	Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
2009	1500m-short-track	3:55.60	-	Feb 25, 2009	-	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus (GRE) (i)
2009	1500m	3:55.60	-	Feb 25, 2009	-	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus (GRE) (i)
2009	3000m	7:43.71	-	Feb 8, 2009	↓	Gent (BEL) (i)
2009	3000m-short-track	7:43.71	-	Feb 8, 2009	↓	Gent (BEL) (i)
2009	3000mSt	8:06.13	-	Jul 13, 2009	↓	Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE)
2008	3000mSt	8:08.53	-	Jul 18, 2008	↓	Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA)
2007	3000mSt	8:07.12	-	Jul 28, 2007	↓	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2006	3000m-short-track	7:49.84	-	Feb 11, 2006	↓	Pattaya (THA) (i)
2006	3000m	7:49.84	-	Feb 11, 2006	↓	Pattaya (THA) (i)
2006	3000mSt	8:11.36	-	Jun 20, 2006	↓	Estadio Iberoamericano, Huelva (ESP)
2005	2000Metres	5:32.72	-	Apr 28, 2005	-	Manama (BRN)
2005	3000mSt	8:16.26	-	Jul 23, 2005	↓	Heusden-Zolder (BEL)
2005	CrossCount	24:31	-	Mar 20, 2005	-	33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne
2003	3000m	7:55.39	-	Jun 15, 2003	↓	Warszawa (POL)
2003	5000m	13:30.52	-	Jul 5, 2003	↑	Cork (IRL)
2002	3000m	7:48.82	-	Jul 26, 2002	↓	Pergine Valsugana (ITA)
2002	5000m	13:32.71	-	Aug 28, 2002	↑	Rovereto (ITA)
2002	10Kilometr	29:50	-	Aug 17, 2002	-	Arco (ITA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:07.7HT	-	Aug 22	Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
3000mSt	9:07.7HT	-	Aug 20	Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:58.05	-	Jul 9	Kortrijk Guldensporenmeeting, Kortrijk

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:39.62	-	Sep 29	Incheon Asian Games, Incheon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:44.20	-	Sep 26	Palembang Islamic Solidarity Games 2013, Palembang
3000mSt	8:34.32	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
3000mSt	8:34.32	-	Aug 12	IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva
3000mSt	8:34.77	-	Jul 5	Pune Asian Championships, Pune
3000mSt	8:59.50	-	May 22	Doha Arab Championships, Doha

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:32.15	-	Jul 7	Bottrop BottropGala, Bottrop
3000mSt	8:41.42	-	May 11	Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:39.25	-	Dec 15	Doha Pan-Arab Games, Doha
3000mSt	8:51.51	-	Oct 18	Manama Gulf Countries Championships, Manama
3000mSt	8:50.95	-	Jul 21	Rio de Janeiro CISM Military World Games, Rio de Janeiro
3000mSt	8:45.47	-	Jul 8	Kobe Asian Championships, Kobe
CrossCount	DNF	-	Mar 20	39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbria

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:25.89	-	Nov 23	Guangzhou Asian Games, Guangzhou
3000mSt	8:47.64	-	Sep 19	Aleppo West Asian Championships
3000mSt	8:26.54	-	Sep 5	IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split
3000mSt	8:26.54	-	Sep 4	IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split
3000mSt	8:35.03	-	Aug 27	Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - EU Cup
3000mSt	8:17.21	-	Aug 6	Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	8:17.22	-	May 19	Daegu Colorful Pre-Championships Meeting, Daegu
3000mSt	8:27.91	-	May 14	Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
3000m-short-track	8:14.67	-	Mar 12	IAAF World Indoor Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:33.58	-	Nov 12	Guangzhou Asian Championships, Guangzhou
3000mSt	8:39.47	-	Oct 7	Damascus Arab Championships, Damascus
3000mSt	8:36.99	-	Sep 13	Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki
3000mSt	8:36.99	-	Sep 12	Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki
3000mSt	8:23.68	-	Sep 4	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
3000mSt	8:17.08	-	Aug 22	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	8:18.13	-	Aug 22	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	8:17.08	-	Aug 18	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	8:18.13	-	Aug 16	IAAF World Championships
3000mSt	8:07.24	-	Jul 28	Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco
3000mSt	8:15.83	-	Jul 18	Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
3000mSt	8:06.13	-	Jul 13	Athina Tsiklitiria, Olympic Stadium, Athina
3000mSt	8:10.86	-	Jun 17	Golden Spike Ostrava 2009, Ostrava
3000mSt	8:14.02	-	Jun 10	Bydgoszcz Enea Cup 2009, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz
3000mSt	8:18.70	-	May 23	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat
3000mSt	8:10.30	-	May 8	Doha Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha
3000m	8:00.66	-	Apr 18	Dakar Meeting Grand Prix IAAF, Dakar
1500m-short-track	3:55.60	-	Feb 25	Athina IAAF Permit Indoor Meeting, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus (i)
3000m-short-track	7:54.46	-	Feb 14	Valencia Reunión Internacional de Atletismo, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i)
3000m-short-track	7:43.71	-	Feb 8	Gent KBC Indoor, Gent (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:16.27	-	Sep 14	Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
3000mSt	8:16.27	-	Sep 13	Stuttgart IAAF World Athletics Final, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
3000mSt	8:15.32	-	Sep 5	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles
3000mSt	8:21.59	-	Aug 19	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	8:23.66	-	Aug 19	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Tareq Mubarak Taher's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Tareq Mubarak Taher's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:06.13, set on Jul 13, 2009 in Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE), #49 on the all-time list.

Which events does Tareq Mubarak Taher compete in?

Tareq Mubarak Taher competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 3000 Metres Short Track.

How did Tareq Mubarak Taher perform in 2019?

2019 season best: 9:07.7h, set on Aug 20, 2019 in Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN). Last competition: Kenyan Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on Aug 22, 2019, 9:07.7h.

Tareq Mubarak Taher

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2019

2016

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Honours

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