Hiba Omar (; born 22 June 1990) is a Syrian athlete who competes in the discus and the shot put.
Career Omar was born in Quneitra which is near both Israel and Palestine in the Golan Heights. She was inspired by Ghada Shouaa who won a medal in Atlanta at the Olympics in 1996.
She is one of five athletes who train in Damascus which includes high jumper Majd Eddin Ghazal. At the Asian Athletics competition in 2017 she was sole athlete from her worn-torn country. She carried the flag and photos of this drew media attention. She gave guarded interviews to foreign journalists after her manager was assured that the purpose of the interviews was not political. Hiba refused to answer questions about politics and assured the press that she had every facility for training in Syria.
She threw 13.69 metre in the shot put in Thailand in 2012 and she made a discus throw of 50.44 in Cairo in 2018.
Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 13.69 (2012) Discus throw – 50.44 (2018) Indoor Shot put – 11.86 (2010)
Competition record Representing 2004Arab Junior ChampionshipsDamascus, Syria2ndJavelin30.35 3rdDiscus throw 36.90 2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco15th (q)Discus throw35.922006Arab Junior ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt3rdShot put11.87 3rdDiscus throw 38.20 2007Arab ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan3rdDiscus throw 41.86Pan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt4thShot put12.314thDiscus throw38.492009Arab ChampionshipsDamascus, Syria1stDiscus throw 43.672010Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran5thShot put11.86West Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syria2ndShot put11.50 m1stDiscus throw38.84 m2011Arab ChampionshipsAl Ain, UAE3rdShot put13.46 3rdDiscus throw 42.272012West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, UAE2ndShot put12.643rdDiscus throw 40.022014Asian Games Incheon, South Korea8thDiscus throw45.812017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan7thShot put12.785thDiscus throw 48.27Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneshwar, India10thDiscus throw 43.82
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