Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha (; born 31 January 1993) is a Kuwaiti sprint runner specialising in the high hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. He won silver medals at the Asian championships in 2014–2017.
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.35 set in Doha in 2019. It is the current national record.
International competitions Representing 2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan –110 m hurdlesDNF2012Asian Junior ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka7th110 m hurdles (99 cm)14.05World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain19th (sf)110 m hurdles (99 cm)13.91West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rd110 m hurdles14.692013Arab ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th110 m hurdles14.07Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia4th110 m hurdles14.002014Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China2nd60 m hurdles7.90Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea7th110 m hurdles13.832015Arab ChampionshipsIsa Town, Bahrain2nd110 m hurdles13.37 (w)1st4 × 100 m relay39.75Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China2nd (h)110 m hurdles13.6612016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd60 m hurdles7.652017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India2nd110 m hurdles13.59Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st110 m hurdles13.48 (w)3rd4 × 100 m relay40.83World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom21st (h)110 m hurdles13.5622018West Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1st110 m hurdles14.132019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt1st110 m hurdles13.74Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd110 m hurdles13.35World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.572021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st110 m hurdles13.71Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan31st (h)110 m hurdles13.692022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia12th (sf)60 m hurdles7.59GCC GamesKuwait City, Kuwait1st110 m hurdles13.65 (w)Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey3rd110 m hurdles13.30 (w)2023Asian Indoor ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan4th60 m hurdles7.70West Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1st110 m hurdles13.67Arab ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco1st110 m hurdles13.58Arab GamesOran, Algeria2nd110 m hurdles13.67Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand3rd110 m hurdles13.56World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (sf)110 m hurdles13.44Asian GamesHangzhou, China1st110 m hurdles13.412024Olympic GamesParis, France –110 m hurdlesDNF2025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China31st (h)60 m hurdles8.50Asian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea12th (h)110 m hurdles13.89Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia1st110 m hurdles13.622026Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTianjin, China3rd (h)60 m hurdles7.741GCC GamesDoha, Qatar1st110 m hurdles13.67 (w) 1Disqualified in the final 2Did not finish in the semifinals
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