Mukhlid Mahil Al-Otaibi (; born 20 June 1976), occasionally spelled as Moukhled Al Outaibi, is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in long-distance track and road running events.Moukheld Al-Outaibi. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-02. He represented his country at three Summer Olympics, in 2008, 2012, and 2016. He was the oldest member of Saudi Arabia's 2016 Olympic team.
Running career Al-Otaibi finished second overall in the 5000 metres at the 1999 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. He ran at his first Olympic competition when he raced in the men's 5000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he ran both the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he ran in the men's 5000 metres. Following an in-competition doping test at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Al-Otaibi tested positive for a banned substance and was suspended for four years, rendering him ineligible to compete until 19 October 2020.https://www.worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=72edeca4-fe08-4931-a28c-cfc0bc8b9fca.pdf&urlslug=List%20of%20athletes%20and%20athletes%20support%20personnel%20currently%20serving%20a%20period%20of%20ineligibility%20as%20a%20result%20of%20an%20anti-doping%20rule%20violation%20under%20IAAF%20rules
Achievements Representing 1999Asian Junior Championships Singapore2nd5000 m14:46.891st10,000 m30:11.052000Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia –10,000 mDNF2002West Asian Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 2nd5000 m14:08.84Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka4th5000 m14:21.36Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st5000 m13:41.48 1st10000 m28:41.892003World Championships Paris, France14th5000 m13:38.922005Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2nd10,000 m28:41.81World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th5000 m13:35.29Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 2nd10,000 m29:04.852006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia8th3000 m7:52.912007Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd10,000 m29:29.742008Olympic Games Beijing, China18th (h)5000 m13:47.002010Asian Games Guangzhou, China4th5000 m28:22.132011Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 3rd5000 m13:46.622012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom23rd (h)5000 m13:31.4717th10,000 m28:07.252016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil41st (h)5000 m14:18.48
Personal bests 1500 metres - 3:38.12 min (2004) 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min (2004) 5000 metres - 12:58.58 min (2005) 10000 metres - 27.31.61 min (2012)
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