Muamer Aissa Barsham

Muamer Aissa Barsham
Personal information
Born (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)
Doha, Qatar
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country Qatar
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

Muamer Aissa Barsham (born 3 January 1994 in Doha) is a Qatari athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He won his first major senior medal at the 2014 Asian Games.[3]

He is the younger brother of fellow Qatari high jumper, Mutaz Essa Barshim, who is a multiple medalist at continental and world events and the current Asian record holder. Just like his brother he is coached by Stanisław Szczyrba. His other brother Meshaal is a professional footballer.[4]

He has personal bests of 2.28 metres outdoors (Sopot 2014) and 2.25 metres indoor in Ireland (Athlone)

  1. ^ 2014 Asian Games profile Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Muamer Aissa Barsham at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Muamer Aissa Barsham". doha.diamondleague.com. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "Meshaal Barsham does his sporting family proud". Qatar Tribune. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.