Mohamed Khouaja

Mohamed Ashour Khouaja (born 1 November 1987) is a Libyan sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres.

Mohamed Khouaja
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Libya
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 400 m
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place2010 Nairobi400 m
IAAF Continental Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 Split4x400 metres relay

He finished seventh in his semi-final heat of the men's 400 metres at the 2009 World Championships, his first World Championship. He won the gold medal in the 2009 Mediterranean Games 400 metres final, and is the current Libyan national record holder over 400 metres; he set the record when he won gold in the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Libya
2005 African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia 9th (h) 100 m 10.94
2007 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 12th (h) 200 m 21.63
10th (h) 400 m 49.14
2009 Arab Championships Damascus, Syria 6th 200 m 21.12
2nd 400 m 45.35
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st 400 m 45.77
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.00
World Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (h) 400 m 46.43
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 400 m 44.98
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 8th 400 m 45.991
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.621
2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique 18th (h) 400 m 48.66
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 12th (h) 400 m 48.84
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 200 m DNF
10th (sf) 400 m 46.82
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th 400 m 45.40
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 43rd (h) 400 m 46.50
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 24th (h) 400 m 47.822

1Representing Africa

2Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests


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