Zahirudin Al-Najem (; born 11 January 1977) is a retired Syrian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At continental level, he won one bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles at the Asian Athletics Championships and participated at the 1998 Asian Games. His personal best of 49.33 seconds is the Syrian indoor record for the 400 m event.
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres: 47.18 NR (Beirut 1999) 400 metres hurdles: 49.67 (Jakarta 2000) Indoor 400 metres: 48.32 NiR (Tehran 2004)
Competition record Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia44th (q)400 m hurdles55.321998Asian GamesBangkok, Thailand6th400 m hurdles51.041999Pan Arab GamesAmman, Jordan2nd400 m hurdles50.38World Championships Sevilla, Spain36th (q)400 m hurdles50.35Arab ChampionshipsBeirut, Lebanon2nd400 m hurdles50.662000Asian ChampionshipsJakarta, Indonesia3rd400 m hurdles49.67 Olympic GamesSydney, Australia59th (q)400 m hurdles52.702001Arab ChampionshipsDamascus, Syria3rd400 m hurdles51.02Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia13th (q)400 m hurdles53.652002West Asian GamesKuwait3rd400 m hurdles51.152003Arab ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan3rd400 m hurdles51.212004Pan Arab GamesAlgiers, Algeria3rd400 m hurdles50.55Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran4th400 m49.33 NiR
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