Hussain Assem Al-Hizam (Arabic: حسين عاصم آل حزام; born 4 January 1998 in Jubail) is a Saudi Arabian athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
His personal bests in the event are 5.70 metres outdoors (Austin 2021) and 5.70 metres indoors ( 2018). Both are current national records.
His father, Asim Al-Hizam, is a former decathlete and a current athletics coach.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
Representing  Saudi Arabia |
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4.90 m |
| Asian Youth Games | Nanjing, China | 1st | 4.70 m |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 5th | 4.60 m |
| 2014 | Asian Junior Championships | Taipei, Taiwan | 4th | 4.85 m |
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 4th | 4.85 m |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 9th | 4.95 m |
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th (q) | 4.95 m1 |
| 2016 | Asian Junior Championships | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 5th | 5.00 m |
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (q) | 5.10 m |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 5.55 m |
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 7th | 5.20 m |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 5.40 m |
| 2021 | Arab Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 5.55 m |
| 2022 | GCC Games | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 1st | 5.61 m |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 14th (q) | 5.65 m |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | 5.40 m |
| 2023 | Asian Indoor Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | 5.45 m |
| Arab Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 3rd | 5.20 m |
| Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 5.56 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26th (q) | 5.35 m |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 3rd | 5.65 m |
| 2024 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 3rd | 5.55 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | – | NM |
| 2025 | Arab Championships | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | 5.45 m |
| Asian Championships | Gumi, South Korea | 6th | 5.42 m |
1No mark in the final
References
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