Hassan Saaid (Dhivehi: ޙަސަން ސާއިދު; born 4 March 1992) is a Maldivian athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[1] He represented his country at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
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Native name | ޙަސަން ސާއިދު | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Maldives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gaafaru, Maldives | 4 March 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Maldives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dhivehi Sifainge Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is the current national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres, as well as the 4×100 metres relay.
He studied at the University of West Indies in Jamaica.[2]
Saaid won his country's first ever South Asian Games gold medal (in the 100m event) at the 2019 edition held in Kathmandu, Nepal.[3]
Competition record
editPersonal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 10.33 (+1.9 m/s) (Kingston 2016) NR
- 200 metres – 20.75 (+1.0 m/s) (Bangalore 2016) NR
- 400 metres – 47.48 (Kingston 2013) NR
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.75 (Doha 2016) NR
References
edit- ^ Hassan SAAID at World Athletics
- ^ "SAAID Hassan". incheon2014ag.org. The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015.
- ^ Malsa, Mariyam (3 December 2019). "Saaid bags Maldives' first gold medal at SAG". The Edition. Male, Maldives. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
External links
edit- Hassan Saaid at World Athletics
- Hassan Saaid at Olympics.com
- Hassan Saaid at Olympedia
- Hassan Saaid at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Hassan Saaid at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)