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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 Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, and shared gold at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mutaz Essa Barshim is the 1,342nd most popular athlete (down from 735th in 2019), 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 1,342 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Blondin, Sonia Robertson, Pentti Linnosvuo, Albert Corey, Galina Gorokhova, and Imre Rajczy. After him are Marcel Van Crombrugge, Waldemar Tietgens, Jiří Havlis, William Thompson, Jopie Selbach, and Gaston Mercier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Mutaz Essa Barshim ranks 58. Before him are Dylan O'Brien, Frank Dillane, Ninja, Ante Budimir, Park Hyung-sik, and CL. After him are Salem Al-Dawsari, Charles Melton, Grigor Dimitrov, Anthony Ramos, Wu Lei, and Thomas Meunier.

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In Qatar

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