Essa Al-Zenkawi

Essa Mohammed Gharib Al-Zankawi (born 17 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti/Hungarian athlete in Kuwait’s national Athletics team specializing in Discus throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Championships2015 Asian Championships Results. Athletics Asia. Retrieved on 2017-02-04. and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Kuwait at the opening ceremony.

Competition record Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy21st (q)Discus throw (1.5 kg)52.11 m2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada17th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)54.90 mWest Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syria6thDiscus throw54.99 mAsian GamesGuangzhou, China8thDiscus throw54.19 m2011Arab ChampionshipsAl Ain, United Arab Emirates2ndDiscus throw54.96 mPan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar6thDiscus throw55.89 m2012West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates5thDiscus throw53.97 m2013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5thDiscus throw59.13 mAsian ChampionshipsPune, India8thDiscus throw56.96 mIslamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia8thDiscus throw54.10 m2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea9thDiscus throw56.57 m2015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrain1stDiscus throw63.22 mAsian ChampionshipsWuhan, China2ndDiscus throw61.57 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China27th (q)Discus throw58.68 m2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India6thDiscus throw58.28 m2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdDiscus throw59.44 m2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1stDiscus throw60.25 m2022GCC GamesKuwait City, Kuwait1stDiscus throw60.20 mIslamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey1stDiscus throw62.03 m2023West Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2ndDiscus throw59.66 mArab ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco1stDiscus throw59.20 mArab GamesOran, Algeria2ndDiscus throw61.48 mAsian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand2ndDiscus throw60.23 mAsian GamesHangzhou, China5thDiscus throw60.13 m2024West Asian ChampionshipsBasra, Iraq1stDiscus throw61.32 m2025Arab ChampionshipsOran, Algeria2ndDiscus throw59.72 mAsian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea6thDiscus throw57.26 mIslamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia2ndDiscus throw57.72 m2026GCC GamesDoha, Qatar1stDiscus throw59.74 m

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