Mutaz Issa Balhim is one of the best high jumpers in the world today. He holds the Asian high jump record with 2.43m, which makes him almost equal to the high jump legend— —The Cuban Javier Sotomayor and his 2.45m created in 1993 are comparable in high jump world records. He not only won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships. He also won the bronze medal at 2012 London Olympics , the 2016 Rio Olympics won the silver medal, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics won the gold medal, and he is also one of the Olympic high jump double champions. He made history.
1. High jump is part of life
Mutaz Isa Barhim was born on June 24, 1991 in Doha, Qatar, in a large family of six siblings. His father was a Sudanese middle and long distance runner, and after retiring, he became a coach of a local club.
Balhim was influenced by his father. He and his siblings were exposed to sports at a very young age. He first practiced long-distance running. After practicing for a period of time, he realized that he prefers jumping. After trying the long jump, triple jump and high jump, he finally chose the high jump.
High jump quickly became a part of his life. He said: " When I am happy, I will jump high; when I am sad, I will jump high; when I am angry, I I can jump high, which is a way for me to express myself. ”
Balhim studied in a local Arabic high school in Doha, Qatar.During high school, he decided to continue as a high jumper, when he was improving his athletic ability with a new coach from Poland-Stanislaw "Stanley" Szorba, he skipped in 2009 The impressive 2.14m.
2. High jump genius
In 2010, Balhim appeared in the international arena for the first time. In an indoor high jump competition at Gothenburg, he entered his first time with a 2.25m personal record International competition. In the same year, he won the gold medal of the Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships with a score of 2.20 meters. In the World Youth Championship held in Moncton , he won again with a height of 2.30 meters, skipping 2.30 meters for the first time in his career. At the end of 2010, he won the Arab Athletics Championships in Cairo with a time of 2.23 meters.
At the age of 19, Balhim also set a world youth record with a score of 2.31 meters.
"High jump genius" Balhim is 189 cm tall, weighs 65 kg, tall and long legs, light body, he and my country's famous high jumper Zhang Guowei, have the unique calf talent of high jumpers, He has an unusual technique in the high jump-taking off with his left foot, using back style high jump , arching backward on the bar, which is very characteristic.
After completing his studies, Balhim began to focus completely on his career, winning every game and setting new records.
In 2011, at the Asian Athletics Championships held in Kobe, he won the gold medal with a 2.35m jump.Set a new national record. In the 2011 season, he became the champion of the Gulf Council and the Arab champion, and won the international gold medal at the 2011 Pan Arab Games.
In 2012, at the Indoor Asian Championships held in Hangzhou, China, Balhim broke his personal record with 2.37 meters and won the gold medal. Balsim also participated in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Balsim won a bronze medal with a time of 2.29 meters. Unfortunately, his back was injured after the game.
After fully recovering from a back injury, Balhim started his 2013 season with plenty of energy and gave his best performance in every game. In six games, Balhim won five games and he won the best high jump of 2013 with a score of 2.37 meters. At the end of 2013, in the Eugene Diamond League, he jumped 2.40 meters, breaking the Chinese high jump star Zhu Jianhua maintained a 29-year Asian record and became one of the eight outdoor high jumpers in history who jumped 2.40 meters.
In 2014, at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland, Balhim won the gold medal with a score of 2.38 meters. In the same year, at the World Indoor Championships, Balhim won a gold medal with 2.43m and became the second highest jumper in history after Javier Sotomayor. In addition, he also won the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Hangzhou, China, and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
In 2015, Balhim won the IAAF Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon.
In 2016, Balhim participated in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the silver medal, and in the IAAF Diamond League and won the gold medal.
In 2017, Balhim won the gold medal at the IAAF World Championships held in Qatar .
In 2018, Balhim won second place at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in the United Kingdom.
In 2019, Balhim defended his world high jump champion in a competition held in his hometown of Doha .
3. Olympic high jump double champions
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the only double champion of the Tokyo Olympics was born in the high jump competition, and the double champion was born again after 109 years in the Olympics. The high jump gold medal was shared by Qatar high jump star Balhim and Italian player Tanberg . After rounds of exciting contests, although neither of them succeeded in skipping 2.39 meters, they both skipped perfectly. 2.37 meters.
At an exciting moment, when Balhim said he could share the gold medal, Tanberry uttered a huge scream with excitement. He cried with joy and embraced his opponent enthusiastically. "I looked at him, he looked at me, we all know. We just looked at each other, we knew, that's it, there is no need to continue."
Balhim said: "He is me One of the best friends, not only on the track, but also off the track. We race together, we create history together, this is a dream come true, this is the real athlete spirit, we are here to deliver this message. "
Turnberry ran across the stadium, walked to his teammates, and then fell on the ground and cried. He said, "This is a mixture of joy and disappointment. Part of me is very depressed. Because I’m only 2 centimeters away, but the other part realizes that I have to celebrate the best achievement in my career. I think everything is for a reason, you got what you deserve,I want to celebrate my gold medal.
This touching moment captured this in the videos spread all over the world. They ecstatically shared their achievements as world champions and became one of the most touching moments of the Tokyo Olympics.
The other side is great and mutual achievement! They surpassed the competition itself!
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