Ghofrane Mohammad

Ghofrane Mohammad
Personal information
Born (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989 (age 35)
Aleppo, Syria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Syria
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Syria
West Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha 100 m
Arab Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Radès 4×100 relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Radès 4×400 relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Amman 400 m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Macau 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jakarta 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Macau 200 m

Ghofrane Mohammad (Arabic: غفران محمد; born 6 June 1989) is a Syrian hurdler from Aleppo.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles. She did not advance from round 1 and was later disqualified for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.[2]

She competed for Syria also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres hurdles. She finished 8th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3] She was the flag bearer for Syria during the closing ceremony.[4]

  1. ^ "Ghfran Almouhamad". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.. London2012.com.
  2. ^ "Female Syrian Olympic hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad DQ'd for doping". CBS News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.