Hiba Omar (Arabic: هبة عمر; born 22 June 1990) is a Syrian athlete who competes in the discus and the shot put.

Hiba Omar
Omar bearing the Syrian flag, opening ceremony of 22nd 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Birth nameHiba Omar
Born (1990-06-22) June 22, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Quneitra, Syria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Syria
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus, Shot put
Medal record
Representing  Syria
West Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Dubai Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dubai Discus throw
Arab Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Damascus Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Amman Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Al Ain Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Al Ain Shot put

Career

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Omar was born in Quneitra which is near both Israel and Palestine in the Golan Heights.[2] She was inspired by Ghada Shouaa who won a medal in Atlanta at the Olympics in 1996.[3]

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.[3] Hiba refused to answer questions about politics and assured the press that she had every facility for training in Syria.[2]

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

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Outdoor
Indoor
  • Shot put – 11.86 (2010)

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Syria
2004 Arab Junior Championships Damascus, Syria 2nd Javelin 30.35
3rd Discus throw 36.90
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 15th (q) Discus throw 35.92
2006 Arab Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd Shot put 11.87
3rd Discus throw 38.20
2007 Arab Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd Discus throw 41.86
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 4th Shot put 12.31
4th Discus throw 38.49
2009 Arab Championships Damascus, Syria 1st Discus throw 43.67
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th Shot put 11.86
West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria 2nd Shot put 11.50 m
1st Discus throw 38.84 m
2011 Arab Championships Al Ain, UAE 3rd Shot put 13.46
3rd Discus throw 42.27
2012 West Asian Championships Dubai, UAE 2nd Shot put 12.64
3rd Discus throw 40.02
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 8th Discus throw 45.81
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 7th Shot put 12.78
5th Discus throw 48.27
Asian Championships Bhubaneshwar, India 10th Discus throw 43.82

References

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  1. ^ "Hiba OMAR | Profile".
  2. ^ a b "Cocktail of politics, sport - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. ^ a b "In war-torn Syria, hopes slowly getting the better of despair". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-03-17.[dead link]