AL HIZAM Hussain Asim M

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
5	Men's Pole Vault	2018	Indonesia	5.40
9	Men's Pole Vault	2014	Incheon, KOR	4.95
World Championships
Qualification	Men's Pole Vault	2023	Budapest, HUN	5.35
Qualification	Men's Pole Vault	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	5.65
Asian Championships
2	Men's Pole Vault	2023	Bangkok, THA	5.56
7	Men's Pole Vault	2017	Bhubaneswar, IND	5.20

Reading. (LinkedIn profile, 09 Jan 2023)

Athlete

Finance, Marketing - University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA

Arabic, English

Al Safa Club [Saudi Arabia]

His father has worked as an athletics coach at the Al Safa Club in Saudi Arabia. (annaharar, 23 Jul 2022)

In 2020 he underwent surgery on his ankle. (RISE Pole Vault podcast, 01 Apr 2022)

He fractured his spine during a training session in 2014 after missing the pit on his jump. He spent a year rehabilitating in Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (kansan, 18 Apr 2017)

He took up athletics at age eight in Saudi Arabia, and began focusing on pole vault in 2012. (kansan, 18 Apr 2017)

His father introduced him to the sport. "I found it to be something unique that not a lot of people can do. Some people might get mad at me when I say, 'Everyone can run or do long jump', but not a lot of people can pole vault." (kansan, 18 Apr 2017)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (arabnews, 14 Jul 2023)

His father Asim. (arabnews, 14 Jul 2023)

"Any challenge you go through, is an opportunity to grow." (arabnews, 14 Jul 2023)