Yaqoub Al-Youha

Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha (Arabic: يعقوب محمد اليوحة; born 31 January 1993) is a Kuwaiti sprint runner specialising in the high hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. He won silver medals at the Asian championships in 2014–2017.

Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha
يعقوب محمد اليوحة

Al-Youha at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 32)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	110 m hurdles, 100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.48 (2014) 200 m – 22.00 (2015) 110 mH – 13.35 (2019)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kuwait Asian Indoor Championships 2014 Hangzhou 60 m hurdles 2016 Doha 60 m hurdles

His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.35 set in Doha in 2019. It is the current national record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kuwait
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	–	110 m hurdles	DNF
2012	Asian Junior Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	7th	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.05
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	19th (sf)	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.91
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.69
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	110 m hurdles	14.07
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	4th	110 m hurdles	14.00
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.90
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	7th	110 m hurdles	13.83
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.37 (w)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.75
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd (h)	110 m hurdles	13.661
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.65
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.59
	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	110 m hurdles	13.48 (w)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.83
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	21st (h)	110 m hurdles	13.562
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	110 m hurdles	14.13
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	1st	110 m hurdles	13.74
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.35
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	15th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.57
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	110 m hurdles	13.71
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	31st (h)	110 m hurdles	13.69
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	12th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.59
	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	1st	110 m hurdles	13.65 (w)
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.30 (w)
2023	Asian Indoor Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	4th	60 m hurdles	7.70
	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	110 m hurdles	13.67
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	1st	110 m hurdles	13.58
	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.67
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.56
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.44
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	1st	110 m hurdles	13.41
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	–	110 m hurdles	DNF
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	31st (h)	60 m hurdles	8.50
	Asian Championships	Gumi, South Korea	12th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.89

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not finish in the semifinals