Hamdi Ali

Chadian and Qatari high jumper

HJ: 2.27m (2018)
HJ (indoor): 2.21m (2023)

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Qatar
World U20 Championships
	2016 Bydgoszcz	High jump
Asian Indoor Championships
	2018 Tehran	High jump
Islamic Solidarity Games
	2017 Baku	High jump
	2021 Konya	High jump
Gulf Cooperation Council Games
	2022 Kuwait City	High jump
Arab Games
	2023 Oran	High jump
Arab Championships
	2023 Marrakesh	High jump

Hamdi Ali (full name Hamdi Mahamat Alamine Saleh; born 15 April 1997) is a Qatari high jumper. He was the winner of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in the men's high jump, and he was a bronze medalist at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Biography

In 2015, with a 2.20 m high jump best at the age of 18, Ali left Saudi Arabia to train in Doha, Qatar with Mutaz Essa Barshim. Ali considers Barshim, who he has known since 2011, to be his mentor.^[2] Ali takes inspiration from U.S. rapper Tupac Shakur.^[2]

Ali competed in a number of regional international championships starting in 2016, when he won the bronze medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships. In 2017, Ali won the Eberstadt Meeting title in the high jump.^[4]

In 2021, Ali won his first international gold medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games.^[5] The next year, he won his second international championship, this time sharing the title with Olympic gold medalist Mutaz Essa Barshim at the 2022 Gulf Cooperation Council Games.^[6]

In 2022, Ali joined the West Texas A&M Buffaloes track and field team (an NCAA Division II school).^[7] At West Texas A&M, Ali broke the school record in the high jump, setting a personal indoor best of 2.21 metres.^[8]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Competition	Venue	Date
High jump	2.27 m	Folksam Grand Prix	Karlstad, Sweden	25 July 2018
High jump (indoor)	2.21 m A	New Mexico Collegiate Classic	Albuquerque, New Mexico	3 February 2023

References

^ ^a ^b Hamdi Ali at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "A day with: Hamdi Alamine - Aiming for Rio Olympics with Qatar mentor Mutaz Barshim". Yahoo News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Hamdi Ali - 2022-23 - Men's Track and Field". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "Hamdi Al Amin wins Eberstadt gold | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Hamdi Ali wins High Jump gold medal at Islamic Solidarity Games | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Hamdi Ali shared High Jump gold medal at GCC Games | Team Qatar". www.olympic.qa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ Hamdi Ali profile at TFRRS
^ "Ali Breaks His Own School Record in the High Jump". West Texas A&M University Athletics. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.