Essa Mohammed Gharib Al-Zankawi (born 17 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti/Hungarian athlete in Kuwait’s national Athletics team specializing in Discus throw.[2] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Championships[3] and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Kuwait at the opening ceremony.[1]
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Kuwait
|
2009
|
World Youth Championships
|
Brixen, Italy
|
21st (q)
|
Discus throw (1.5 kg)
|
52.11 m
|
2010
|
World Junior Championships
|
Moncton, Canada
|
17th (q)
|
Discus throw (1.75 kg)
|
54.90 m
|
West Asian Championships
|
Aleppo, Syria
|
6th
|
Discus throw
|
54.99 m
|
Asian Games
|
Guangzhou, China
|
8th
|
Discus throw
|
54.19 m
|
2011
|
Arab Championships
|
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
54.96 m
|
Pan Arab Games
|
Doha, Qatar
|
6th
|
Discus throw
|
55.89 m
|
2012
|
West Asian Championships
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
5th
|
Discus throw
|
53.97 m
|
2013
|
Arab Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
5th
|
Discus throw
|
59.13 m
|
Asian Championships
|
Pune, India
|
8th
|
Discus throw
|
56.96 m
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Palembang, Indonesia
|
8th
|
Discus throw
|
54.10 m
|
2014
|
Asian Games
|
Incheon, South Korea
|
9th
|
Discus throw
|
56.57 m
|
2015
|
Arab Championships
|
Isa Town, Bahrain
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
63.22 m
|
Asian Championships
|
Wuhan, China
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
61.57 m
|
World Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
27th (q)
|
Discus throw
|
58.68 m
|
2017
|
Asian Championships
|
Bhubaneswar, India
|
6th
|
Discus throw
|
58.28 m
|
2018
|
Asian Games
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
3rd
|
Discus throw
|
59.44 m
|
2021
|
Arab Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
60.25 m
|
2022
|
GCC Games
|
Kuwait City, Kuwait
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
60.20 m
|
Islamic Solidarity Games
|
Konya, Turkey
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
62.03 m
|
2023
|
West Asian Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
59.66 m
|
Arab Championships
|
Marrakesh, Morocco
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
59.20 m
|
Arab Games
|
Oran, Algeria
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
61.48 m
|
Asian Championships
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
60.23 m
|
Asian Games
|
Hangzhou, China
|
5th
|
Discus throw
|
60.13 m
|
2024
|
West Asian Championships
|
Basra, Iraq
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
61.32 m
|
2025
|
Arab Championships
|
Oran, Algeria
|
2nd
|
Discus throw
|
59.72 m
|
Asian Championships
|
Gumi, South Korea
|
6th
|
Discus throw
|
57.26 m
|
References
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