ABU AL SOUD Ahmad

Jordan
Artistic Gymnastics
5 Jul 1995
28
Male
1.80/5'11''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
GAR Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Huanglong Sports Centre Gymnasium
Men's Qualification and Team Final - Subdivision 1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
2Men's Pommel Horse2022Liverpool, GBR14.866
36Men's Pommel Horse2017Montreal, QC, CAN13.300
126Men's Pommel Horse2018Doha, QAT10.800
177Men's Pommel Horse2019Stuttgart, GER10.500
World Cup
3Men's Pommel Horse2022Cairo, EGY14.533
3Men's Pommel Horse2016Mersin, TUR13.550
4Men's Pommel Horse2019/2020Doha, QAT14.500
6Men's Pommel Horse2017/2018Doha, QAT13.866
8Men's Pommel Horse2023Cottbus, GER11.800
11Men's Pommel Horse2022Doha, QAT13.566
11Men's Pommel Horse2016Varna, BUL13.950
16Men's Pommel Horse2023Doha, QAT13.666
19Men's Pommel Horse2019/2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS11.433
19Men's Pommel Horse2015Varna, BUL13.050
20Men's Pommel Horse2017/2018Doha, QAT11.833
23Men's Pommel Horse2015Doha, QAT12.050
24Men's Pommel Horse2015Ljubljana, SLO13.450
26Men's Pommel Horse2023Baku, AZE12.800
26Men's Pommel Horse2019/2020Doha, QAT13.500
29Men's Pommel Horse2016Anadia, POR11.600
31Men's Parallel Bars2015Doha, QAT9.700
32Men's Parallel Bars2015Ljubljana, SLO9.950
37Men's Pommel Horse2019/2020Cottbus, GER12.066
Asian Championships
1Men's Pommel Horse2022Doha, QAT15.233
1Men's Pommel Horse2019Ulaanbaatar, MGL14.900
2Men's Pommel Horse2023Singapore, SIN15.233
13Men's Team2017Bangkok, THA76.200
29Men's Pommel Horse2017Bangkok, THA12.300
65Men's Individual All-Around2022Doha, QAT14.800
69Men's Individual All-Around2023Singapore, SIN14.766
70Men's Individual All-Around2017Bangkok, THA12.300
76Men's Individual All-Around2019Ulaanbaatar, MGL14.267
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Swimming, reading, watching films, spending time with friends. (Facebook profile, 17 Jun 2023)
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Athlete, Coach, Personal Trainer, Student
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Physical Education - University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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Arabic, English
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Gurgen Sirekanian [national], ARM
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He took up gymnastics at age four. (aipsmedia, 15 Aug 2022)
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"My beginning in gymnastics was by accident. My father noticed my gymnastics talent when I was four years old. I was hyperactive and I loved jumping in the air and walking on both hands. It was a hobby and now it runs in my blood." (aipsmedia, 15 Aug 2022)
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Coach Gurgen Sirekanian. (straitstimes, 18 Jun 2023)
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"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." (Facebook page, 04 Oct 2018)
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He and sprinter Aliya Boshnak were flag bearers for Jordan at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. (Jordan Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 09 Aug 2022, 08 Aug 2022)

Additional Information

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
In 2015 he considered quitting the sport as he felt he lacked the ability to compete at the highest level. He credits coach Gurgen Sirekanian with encouraging him to persevere in the sport, and he won his first major international medal [gold in pommel horse] at the 2019 Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. "[Sirekanian] told me how to focus on my training because I was very distracted. A lot of people said I was a loser, I can't do it. But I never let that affect me and always took that as motivation. I kept doing badly in competitions until 2019. Imagine being in gymnastics for 15 years without medals, it was very difficult to stay. But with discipline, I got the first gold medal at the Asian championships in Mongolia and that was the big key to starting my journey. Everything changed, I started to believe in myself." (straitstimes, 18 Jun 2023)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in sports science. (straitstimes, 18 Jun 2023; aipsmedia, 15 Aug 2022)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event