Ghofrane Mohammad
Personal information
Born (1989-06-06) June 6, 1989
Aleppo, Syria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Syria
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Syria
West Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Doha200 m
Silver medal – second place2005 Doha100 m
Arab Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Radès4×100 relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Radès4×400 relay
Bronze medal – third place2007 Amman400 m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Macau400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2008 Jakarta400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2006 Macau200 m

Ghofrane Mohammad (Arabic: غفران محمد; born 6 June 1989) is a Syrian hurdler from Aleppo.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 400 metres hurdles. She did not advance from round 1 and was later disqualified for testing positive for methylhexaneamine.[2]

She competed for Syria also at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres hurdles. She finished 8th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.[3] She was the flag bearer for Syria during the closing ceremony.[4]

Personal bests

Outdoor
  • 100 m – 12.12 (Taipa 2006)
  • 200 m – 24.45 (Taipa 2006)
  • 400 m – 55.26 (Amman 2007)
  • 100 m H – 14.03 (El Maadi 2022)
  • 400 m H – 56.89 NR (Almaty 2016)
Indoor
  • 400 m – 55.45 (Doha 2016)
  • 60 m H – 9.15 (Istanbul 2012)[5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Syria
2004 Arab Junior Championships Damascus, Syria 1st 400 m hurdles 59.91 CR
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 6th 400 m hurdles 1:01.39
Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 4th 100 metres 12.08
4th 400 m hurdles 1:02.65
2nd 4×100 relay 48.35
2nd 4×400 relay 3:49.75
West Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2nd 100 metres 12.33
1st 200 metres 24.66 GR
2006 Asian Junior Championships Macau, China 5th 100 metres 12.12
2nd 200 metres 24.45
1st 400 m hurdles 57.66
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 7th 400 m hurdles 58.49
Arab Junior Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 100 metres 12.43
1st 200 metres 24.39
1st 400 m hurdles 58.82 CR
2007 Arab Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd 400 metres 55.26
4th 400 m hurdles 1:00.44
Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 4th 400 m hurdles 59.21
2008 Arab Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 100 metres 12.04
1st 200 metres 24.39
Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 400 m hurdles 57.85
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 27th (q) 60 m hurdles 9.15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DSQ 400 m hurdles Doping
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 400 m hurdles 58.68
World Championships Beijing, China 34th (q) 400 m hurdles 58.61
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 400 metres 55.73
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 41 (q) 400 m hurdles 58.85
2023 Arab Games Oran, Algeria 5th 100 m hurdles 14.11
5th 400 m hurdles 1:00.21

References

  1. ↑ "Ghfran Almouhamad". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.. London2012.com.
  2. ↑ "Female Syrian Olympic hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad DQ'd for doping". CBS News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  4. ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  5. ↑ "Ghofrane Mohammad". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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