Zid Abou Hamed (; born 4 April 1970) is an Australian-Syrian former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
Career Hamed originally began to compete for his birth country Syria. He represented the country at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993.
Hamed then changed his nationality to Australia but was ineligible for the 1996 Summer OlympicsAustralian Olympic Committee but started at the World Championships in the 1997 and 1999 World Championships. In February 1999 in Sydney he achieved a career best time of 48.87 seconds.
When Hamed was not selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he appealed to the Australian Olympic Committee but lost. As a result, he competed for Syria at the Olympics instead.
International competitions Representing 1991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece6th400 m hrd51.07Asian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd400 m hrd51.15World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan33rd (h)400 m hrd51.571992Pan Arab GamesLatakia, Syria1st400 m hrdPan Arab Games – GBR Athletics49.391993Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France 1st400 m hrd49.09World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany23rd (h)400 m hrd49.96Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines 1st400 m hrd49.101997Pan Arab GamesBeirut, Lebanon 3rd400 m hrd49.68Mediterranean GamesBari, Italy 1st400 m hrd49.25Representing 1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece16th (sf)400 m hrd49.121998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia4th400 m hrd49.11World CupJohannesburg, South Africa 8th400 m hrd50.50Representing Oceania1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain41st (h)400 m hrd50.85Representing 2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia33rd (h)400 m hrd50.74
References
External links
Zid Abou Hamed at Australian Athletics Historical Results