Salem Al-Yami

Salem Mubarak Al-Yami (born February 9, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.

He won a silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships, bronze medals at the 2002 and 2003 Asian Championships, and gold medals at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games as well as the 2001 and 2003 Pan Arab Championships.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, narrowly failing to qualify for the second round.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Saudi Arabia
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 100 m 10.51
5th 200 m 21.54
World Championships Seville, Spain 53rd (h) 200 m 21.27
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 7th 200 m 21.36
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 30th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.94
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 100m 10.38 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
9th (sf) 200m 20.95 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 28th (h) 100 m 10.21
38th (h) 200 m 21.03
9th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.04
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd 100 m 10.52
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.16
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 35th (h) 60 m 6.79
World Championships Paris, France 46th (h) 100 m 10.51
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 3rd 100 m 10.28
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 38th (h) 100 m 10.36
Pan Arab Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd 100 m 10.39
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.40
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 1st 100 m 10.21
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.80
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 24th (qf) 100 m 10.48
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.18
2007 Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.99

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