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Mutaz Essa Barshim

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Mutaz Essa Barsham (Arabic: معتز عيسى برشم, romanized: Muʿtazz ʿĪsā Baršam; born 24 June 1991) is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump and is the former Olympic Champion. He is also the former World Champion and second highest jumper of all-time with a personal best of 2.43. He won gold at the 2017 World Championships in London, at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, as well as the 2022 World Championships in Eugene. At the Olympics, Barsham originally won the full set of medals with bronze at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and shared gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mutaz Essa Barshim is the 735th most popular athlete, the 15th most popular biography from Qatar and the 2nd most popular Qatari Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mutaz Essa Barshim ranks 735 out of 6,025. Before him are Karl Johan Svensson, Akio Kaminaga, Doug Rogers, Petra Felke, Arthur Harnden, and Robert Lindsay. After him are Chi Cheng, Christa Stubnick, Zdeněk Pecka, Nina Dumbadze, Gerd Wessig, and Oskar Olsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Mutaz Essa Barshim ranks 34. Before him are Thomas Meunier, Xiao Zhan, Salem Al-Dawsari, Emily Ratajkowski, Dylan O'Brien, and Bonnie Wright. After him are Alex Sandro, Riley Reid, Marc Bartra, Lara Gut-Behrami, Emil Forsberg, and Martin Braithwaite.

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In Qatar

Among people born in Qatar, Mutaz Essa Barshim ranks 15 out of 41. Before him are Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani (1880), Nasser Al-Attiyah (1970), Mohammed bin Hammam (1949), Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1959), Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (1960), and Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (1968). After him are Akram Afif (1996), Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani (1959), Hassan Al-Haydos (1990), Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (1980), Saad Al Sheeb (1990), and Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Qatar

Among athletes born in Qatar, Mutaz Essa Barshim ranks 2. Before him are Nasser Al-Attiyah (1970). After him are Nada Arkaji (null), and Mohamed Mrabet (null).

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