{{Short description|Bahraini hurdler (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ahmed Hamada | image = | caption = | nationality = Bahraini | sport = Athletics | event = hurdles | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|9|18}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height =183 cm | weight =70 kg | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{BHR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|1986 Seoul|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalBronze|1982 New Delhi|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|1983 Kuwait City|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalGold|1985 Jakarta|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalBronze|1983 Kuwait City|110 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|Arab Games}} {{MedalGold|1985 Casablanca|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalGold|1985 Casablanca|110 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|Arab Championships}} {{MedalGold|1981 Tunis|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalGold|1983 Amman|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalGold|1983 Amman|110 m hurdles}} }} '''Ahmed Hamada Jassim''' ({{langx|ar|أحمد حمادة جاسم }}; born 18 September 1961) is a Bahraini former hurdler. He won Bahrain's first Asian Games medal and Asian Games gold medal, doing so in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1982 Asian Games and 1986 Asian Games respectively. His other include him being a three-time Arab Champion, two-time Arab Games champion, two-time Asian Champion, and AAA Champion.
Jassim was selected to be part of the first Bahraini delegation at the Summer Olympics, being part of the team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and was designated as the flag bearer for the nation during the opening ceremony. After his career, he was again designated the flag bearer, doing so at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ==Biography== Ahmed Hamada Jassim was born on 18 September 1961.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/65637 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328183046/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/65637 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |work=Olympedia |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2025 |title=Ahmed Hamada Biographical Information }}</ref> He first competed at the 1979 Arab Athletics Championships in Baghdad, Iraq.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.arabathletics.org/files/Magazines/42.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025926/http://www.arabathletics.org/files/Magazines/42.pdf |journal=Al-Batal Al-Arabi|issue=42|publisher=Arab Athletics Federation |date=2016|title=البطولة العربية التاسعة في ألعاب القوى |trans-title=The Ninth Arab Athletics Championships |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=5 January 2024 |url-status=dead |lang=ar }}</ref> At the subsequent edition of the championships in Tunis, Tunisia, he had won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.arabathletics.org/files/Magazines/issue-7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219023023/http://www.arabathletics.org/files/Magazines/issue-7.pdf |journal=Al-Batal Al-Arabi|issue=7|publisher=Arab Athletics Federation |date=2016|title=البطولة العربية العاشرة لألعاب القوى |trans-title=The Tenth Arab Athletics Championships |archive-date=19 February 2015 |access-date=20 June 2025 |url-status=dead |lang=ar }}</ref>
Jassim won Bahrain's first Asian Games medal after he had won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles in a time of 50.99 seconds at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India.<ref name=wa>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14359758 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328183044/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14359758 |archive-date=28 March 2025 |work=World Athletics |title=Ahmad Hamada |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsofbahrain.com/epaper/07-10-2023/single/page-12.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620093825/https://www.newsofbahrain.com/epaper/07-10-2023/single/page-12.pdf |archive-date=20 June 2025 |title=Munfaredi bags jiu-jitsu silver |date=7 October 2023 |work=Daily Tribune |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref> The following year, he had competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics though did not medal and had won a bronze medal in the event at the 1983 AAA Championships.<ref name=wa /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19830725/215/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Daily Mirror |date=25 July 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref> At the 1983 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuwait City, he won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles and a bronze in the men's 110 metres hurdles.<ref name=aac>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020130231445/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm |archive-date=30 January 2002 |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=Athletics Weekly |title=Asian Athletics Championships }}</ref> He won two gold medals in the same events at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan.<ref name=wa />
He was part of the first Bahraini Olympic team, where the nation debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BRN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316051222/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BRN |archive-date=16 March 2025 |work=Olympedia |title=Bahrain Overview |access-date=20 June 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles' quarterfinals on 3 August, where he set a time of 51.06 and placed fourth in his round, not advancing further.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-mens-400-meter-hu/174890773/ |via=Newspapers.com |title=Men's 400 Meter Hurdles |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=4 August 1984 |page=37 }}</ref> He then competed at the first edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, competing in the men's 400 metres. He ran in a time of 48.80 seconds in the preliminaries and set a new national record in the event, though he did not advance further.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1985/iaaf-world-indoor-games-12/men/400-metres/heats/summary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211123926/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1985/iaaf-world-indoor-games-12/men/400-metres/heats/summary |archive-date=11 February 2013 |work=IAAF |access-date=20 June 2025 |url-status=dead |title=IAAF World Indoor Games 400 Metres }}</ref> In the same year, he had won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1985 Asian Athletics Championships,<ref name=aac /> 1985 AAA Championships,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/black-country-evening-mail-second-best-s/174890861/ |via=Newspapers.com |title=Second-best stars! |work=Black Country Evening Mail |last1=Hickman |first1=Leon |date=15 July 1985 }}</ref> and 1985 Arab Games, winning another gold in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020129123146/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/arg.htm |archive-date=29 January 2002 |work=Athletics Weekly |url-status=live |access-date=20 June 2025 |title=Pan-Arab Games }}</ref>
At the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea, Jassim won the nation's first Asian Games gold medal, doing so in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1103979/bahrain |work=Inside the Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518091929/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1103979/bahrain |archive-date=18 May 2025|title=Bahrain |date=8 February 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=20 June 2025 }}</ref> He then competed at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the men's 400 metres though did not advance further from the heats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/400-metres/heats/summary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502075204/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/400-metres/heats/summary |archive-date=2 May 2015 |work=IAAF |access-date=20 June 2025 |url-status=dead |title=1987 World Indoor Athletics Championships 400 Metres }}</ref> He then competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul for his last Olympic Games. Jassim was designated as the nation's flagbearer in the opening ceremony. He ran in a time of 50.62 in the men's 400 metres hurdles and did not advance further.<ref name=olympedia />
After his sporting career, he was designated as the flagbearer for Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name=olympedia /> == References == {{Reflist}}
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