Hamdi Ali

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.

Hamdi Ali

Ali at the 2019 ISTAF Berlin meeting
Personal information
Full name	Hamdi Mahamat Alamine Saleh Hamdi Alamin Mahamat Hamdi Hamdi Alamine Mohamat Allamine Hamdi Mahamat Alamine Hamdi Tariq Hamdi Al Amin Hamdi al-Amin Mohamat Hamdi
Nationality	Chadian (until 2015)[1] Qatari (since Mar 2015)
Born	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 28)[1] Saudi Arabia[2]
Home town	Doha, Qatar[3]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
College team	West Texas A&M Buffaloes[3]
Coached by	Stanley Szczyrba Pavel Szczyrba[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	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

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