| Full name | Seifeldin Mohamed Awad Abdesalam |
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| Native name | سيف الدين عبدالسلام |
| Nationality | Qatari |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Aspire Academy |
| Birth date | 28 March 2005 (age 21) |
| Birth place | Egypt |
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Seifeldin Abdesalam “Seif Heneida” (born 28 March 2005) is an Egyptian-born Qatari track and field athlete who specializes in pole vaulting.
Seif Hemeida gained his first international experience in 2022 when he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the Asian U18 Championships in Kuwait City with a jump of 5.10 m. The following year he won the silver medal at the Asian Indoor Championships in Astana with a new national record of 5.35 m behind the Saudi Arabian Hussain Al-Hizam. He also won the Arab U23 Championships, in Radès, with 5.30 m. He then won the Asian Junior title in Yecheon by jumping 5.50 m, a new national record.[1][2]
His older sister Bassant Hemida (representing Egypt) is a sprinter while his older brother Bassem Hemeida (also representing Qatar) is a hurdler.[3]
International competitions
References
- ^ Eltayeb, Mohamed (June 5, 2023). "Qatar’s pole vaulter Seif Hemeida bags gold at Asian U20 Athletics Championships". Doha News | Qatar
- ^ "Aspire Academy Official Website - ASPIRE ACADEMY’S SEIF HEMEIDA SETS RECORD AND CLAIMS SILVER AT ASIAN INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". www.aspire.qa
- ^ Athletics podium bio