Khaled Ghaloum
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| Nationality | Kuwaiti | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 2022 (aged 63–64) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Khaled Mourad Ghaloum (Arabic: خالد مراد غلوم; 18 January 1958 — January 2022) was a Kuwaiti athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
Ghaloum won his first international medal at the inaugural 1977 Arab Athletics Championships. With a throw of 43.96 metres, he won the bronze medal in the hammer throw.[2][3]
Two years later at the 1979 Arab Athletics Championships in Baghdad, Ghaloum improved his position to the silver medal. His mark of 45.44 m was only behind Tunisia's Youssef Ben Abid.[4][5]
Ghaloum was selected to represent Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the hammer throw. In the qualifying round, he fouled his first attempt but then threw 47.40 m for his next throw. He threw the hammer 47.00 m on his final throw, leaving 47.40 m as his best mark placing him 17th overall.[6][7][8]
Ghaloum returned at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships in Jordan, winning another medal. His 53.48 m throw was his best Arab Championships mark, placing him 3rd for the bronze medal.[9][10]
Personal life
Ghaloum was born on 18 January 1958. Following his career as an athlete, he served as the Kuwaiti national athletics team coach. He died in January 2022.[11]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khaled Ghaloum Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:1). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ "Al-Ray Al-Aam , 1977, Kuwait, Arabic". archive.org (in Arabic).
- ^ Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:2). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ Khaled Ghaloum at Athletics Podium
- ^ Khaled Ghaloum at Olympedia
- ^ Khaled Ghaloum at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ Khaled Ghaloum at World Athletics
- ^ Al Batal Al Arabi (N°:12). Arab Athletics Union. Retrieved on 2015-02-14.
- ^ "Al-Bilad , 1983, Saudi Arabia, Arabic". archive.org (in Arabic).
- ^ @KuwaitAthletics (30 January 2022). "ببالغ الحـزن والأسى ، ينعي الإتحـاد الكـويتي لألعاب القوى لاعب المنتخب ومدرب المنتخب السابق في "إطاحة المطرقة" خـالد غـلـــوم الذي وافته المنية، سائلين المولى عز وجل أن يتغمده بواسع رحمته وأن يلهم ذويه الصبر والسلوان #الكويت" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.