Majdeddin Ghazal (; born 21 April 1987) is a Syrian high jumper. He utilizes the Fosbury Flop style, jumping off his left leg. He was the national flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the Men's high jump event, he ranked 28th and did not advance to the final in 2012. He qualified for the finals and finished 7th in 2016.
Career At the 2015 World Championships held in Beijing's Olympic Stadium, the Birds Nest, he leaped a national record 2.29m on his first attempt in qualifying on August 28, but a miss at an earlier height placed him 15th, with only the top 14 advancing to the finals. He ended his 2015 season on October 5, winning the Military World Games held in Mungyeong, South Korea, and setting a new Meet & National record of .
He then on 18 May 2016 while competing in an International World Challenge (IWC) meet in Beijing, China, won that competition and, in so doing, raised his Syrian national record 3 times en route to a world-leading jump of . At the Bird's Nest stadium, the 29-year-old Ghazal successively cleared 2.32m (first attempt), then 2.34 m and 2.36 m each attempt adding to the 2016 world lead.
In 2017, he was one of five athletes training in Damascus. He trains with shot putter and discus thrower Hiba Omar.
On 13 August 2017, Ghazal won the bronze medal at the World Championships in London, UK with a 2.29 m jump. It was Syria's second world medal in history, after Ghada Shouaa (gold in 1995 and bronze in 1999 competing in the heptathlon).
Competition record Representing 2007Arab ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan3rd2.17 mAsian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan14th2.10 mPan Arab GamesCairo, Egypt3rd2.14 m2008Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd2.21 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China24th (q)2.20 m (=NR)2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy9th2.15 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany28th (q)2.15 mArab ChampionshipsDamascus, Syria2nd2.16 mAsian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnam2nd2.22 m (iNR)Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China8th2.10 m2010West Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syria3rd2.18 mAsian GamesGuangzhou, China13th (q)2.10 m2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan2nd2.28 m (NR)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea23rd (q)2.21 mArab ChampionshipsAl Ain, United Arab Emirates2nd2.22 m2012Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China3rd2.24 m (iNR)World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey12th (q)2.26 m (iNR)Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom28th (q)2.16 mWest Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rd2.15 m2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey8th2.18 mAsian ChampionshipsPune, India5th2.21 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (q)2.22 mIslamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia2nd2.20 m2014Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China2nd2.20 mAsian GamesIncheon, South Korea6th2.20 m2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China7th2.10 mWorld Championships Beijing, China15th (q)2.29 m (NR)Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea1st2.31 m (NR)2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd2.28 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7th2.29 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1st2.28 mAsian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India3rd2.24 mWorld Championships London, United Kingdom3rd2.29 mAsian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan1st2.26 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain1st2.28 mAsian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rd2.24 m2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1st2.31 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (q)2.17 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (q)2.21 m2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria2nd2.22 m2023Asian Indoor ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan3rd2.24 mAsian GamesHangzhou, China6th2.19 m
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