Kariem Hussein (born 4 January 1989)Kariem Hussein - facts, Swiss Olympic Official site (German). Retrieved on 5 August 2012. is a Swiss athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. His first major success was the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich. His personal best in the event is 48.45, set at a meeting in Zug in 2015 and again at Weltklasse Zürich in 2017. It is also technically his fastest flat 400 m because he has not attempted the distance since 2009 when his PR was 48.58.
Hussein was born in Münsterlingen. His father, a former international volleyball player, is Egyptian and his mother is Swiss.Hussein hurdles into Swiss athletics history
Doping On 23 July 2021 he was banned by the Swiss Anti-Doping Agency from competing for 9 months, after a banned substance (nikethamide) was confirmed in the probes taken from him. This decision meant Hussein missed the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Positiver Dopingtest: Kariem Hussein verpasst Olympia at Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 23 July 2021.
Competition record Representing 2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic20th (sf)400 m hurdles52.555th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:15.112012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (sf)400 m hurdles50.812013UniversiadeKazan, Russia13th (sf)400 m hurdles51.94Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France3rd4 × 400 m relay3:07.212014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland1st400 m hurdles48.962015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China9th (sf)400 m hurdles48.592016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rd400 m hurdles49.10Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil31st (h)400 m hurdles49.802017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom8th400 m hurdles50.072019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar28th (h)400 m hurdles50.62
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