Majededdin Ghazal

Majededdin Ghazal

Personal information
Born	(1987-04-21) April 21, 1987
Height
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Syria
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Majededdin Ghazal (born 21 April 1987 in Damascus) is a Syrian high jumper. He utilizes the Fosbury Flop style, jumping off his left leg. He was the flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the Men's high jump event, he ranked 28th and did not advance to the final.
At the 2015 World Championships held in Beijing's Olympic Stadium, the Birds Nest, he leaped a national record 2.29m on his first attempt in qualifying on August 28, but a miss at an earlier height placed him 15th, with only the top 14 advancing to the finals. He ended his 2015 season on October 5, winning the Military World Games held in Mungyeong, South Korea, and setting a new Meet & National record of 2.31m (7' 7"). He then exploded onto the world scene on 18 May 2016 while competing in an International World Challenge (IWC) meet in Beijing, China. He won that competition and, in so doing, raised his Syrian national record 3 times en route to a world-leading jump of 2.36 meters (7' 8-3/4"). At the Bird’s Nest stadium, the 29-year-old Ghazal successively cleared 2.32m (first attempt), 2.34m and 2.36m (on second attempt each, adding three centimeters to the 2016 world lead.

Competition record

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Syria
2007	Arab Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	2.17 m
	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	14th	2.10 m
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	3rd	2.14 m
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	2.21 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	24th (q)	2.20 m (=NR)
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	9th	2.15 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	28th (q)	2.15 m
	Arab Championships	Damascus, Syria	2nd	2.16 m
	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	2nd	2.22 m (iNR)
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	8th	2.10 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	13th (q)	2.10 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	2nd	2.28 m (NR)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	23rd (q)	2.21 m
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	2nd	2.22 m
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	3rd	2.24 m (iNR)
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th (q)	2.26 m (iNR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	28th (q)	2.16 m
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	8th	2.18 m
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	5th	2.21 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	21st (q)	2.22 m
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	2.20 m
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	2nd	2.20 m
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th	2.20 m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	7th	2.10 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th (q)	2.29 m (NR)
	Military World Games	Mungyeong, South Korea	1st	2.31 m (NR)
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	2.28 m
2016	IAAF World Challenge Beijing	Beijing, China	1st	2.36 m (NR)