Essa Al-Zenkawi

Essa Mohammed Gharib Al-Zankawi (born 17 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti/Hungarian athlete in Kuwait’s national Athletics team specializing in Discus throw.[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Championships[3] and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Kuwait at the opening ceremony.[1]

Essa Mohammed Al-Zenkawi
Al-Zankawi at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992[1]
Sport
Country Kuwait
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)63.22 m (2015)
Medal record
Representing  Kuwait
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaDiscus throw

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kuwait
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 21st (q) Discus throw (1.5 kg) 52.11 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 17th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 54.90 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 8th Discus throw 54.19 m
2011 Arab Championships Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 2nd Discus throw 54.96 m
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 6th Discus throw 55.89 m
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Discus throw 59.13 m
Asian Championships Pune, India 8th Discus throw 56.96 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 8th Discus throw 54.10 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 9th Discus throw 56.57 m
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 1st Discus throw 63.22 m
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 2nd Discus throw 61.57 m
World Championships Beijing, China 27th (q) Discus throw 58.68 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 6th Discus throw 58.28 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Discus throw 59.44 m
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st Discus throw 60.25 m
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Discus throw 62.03 m
2023 Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st Discus throw 59.20 m
Arab Games Oran, Algeria 2nd Discus throw 61.48 m
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 2nd Discus throw 60.23 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 5th Discus throw 60.13 m

References
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  1. Eissa Zankawi. asiangames2018.id
  2. Essa Al-Zenkawi at World Athletics
  3. 2015 Asian Championships Results. Athletics Asia. Retrieved on 2017-02-04.
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