# 2012 West Asian Athletics Championships

The 2012 West Asian Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition organised by the West Asian Athletics Association that took place from 12 to 15 December 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Barakat Al-Harthi (OMA) | 10.39 | Reza Ghasemi (IRI) | 10.43 | Hussain Ghulom Al-Blooshi (UAE) | 10.50 |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Reza Ghasemi (IRI) | 21.04 | Barakat Al-Harthi (OMA) | 21.28 | Mohamed Hassan Juma (IRQ) | 21.45 |
| 400 metres | Mayouf Hassan Ahmed (UAE) | 46.99 | Saud Abdelkerim (UAE) | 47.20 | Othman Al-Busaidi (OMA) | 47.79 |
| 800 metres | Adnan Taess Askar (IRQ) | 1:51.40 | Ebrahim Al-Zofairi (KUW) | 1:52.06 | Mostafa Ebrahimi (IRI) | 1:53.26 |
| 1500 metres | Omar Al-Rasheedi (KUW) | 3:56.04 | Hussein Keyhani (IRI) | 3:56.65 | | |
| 5000 metres | Qais Salim Al-Mahrooqi (OMA) | 16:05.57 | | | | |
| 10,000 metres | Methkal Marouf Abu Drais (JOR) | 33:18.45 | | | | |
| Half marathon | Methkal Marouf Abu Drais (JOR) | 1:07:38 | Saif Hamad Al-Rashidi (UAE) | 1:10:55 | ? (UAE) | 1:11:48 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Abdelaziz Al-Mandeel (KUW) | 13.68 CR | Milad Sayyar (IRI) | 14.54 | Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Youha (KUW) | 14.69 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jamal Abdelnasir Aboubaker (QAT) | 51.87 | Saud Abdelkerim (UAE) | 51.88 | Jassim Waleed Al-Mas (KUW) | 51.94 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hussein Keyhani (IRI) | 8:55.59 | Ahmad Foroud (IRI) | 8:55.61 | Saeed Abbas Al-Thamali (KSA) | 9:10.99 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Iran ? Hassan Taftian ? Reza Ghasemi | 40.26 | Oman ? Yahya Al-Nofali ? Barakat Al-Harthi | 40.31 | Kuwait ? ? Abdelaziz Al-Mandeel Hamoud Al-Saad | 40.61 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United Arab Emirates ? Mayouf Hassan Ahmed Omar Juma Al-Salfa Saud Abdelkerim | 3:10.80 | Oman ? ? ? Othman Al-Busaidi | 3:11.07 | Iraq Adnan Taess Askar ? ? ? | 3:13.79 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Mabrook Saleh Nasser Mohamed (QAT) | 1:32:02 | Ebrahim Rahimian (IRI) | 1:32:33 | Hussein Mohamed Al-Khairi (QAT) | 1:49:24 |
| High jump | Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) | 2.32 m CR | Keivan Ghanbarzadeh (IRI) | 2.20 m | Majed Eldin Ghazal (SYR) | 2.15 m |
| Pole vault | Fahid Bader Al-Mershad (KUW) | 4.90 m | Mohsen Rabbani (IRI) | 4.80 m | Ali Makki Al-Sabagha (KUW) | 4.80 m |
| Long jump | Ali Reza Habibi (IRI) | 7.38 m | Sobhan Taherkhani (IRI) | 7.35 m | | |
| Triple jump | Mohamed Abbas Darwish (UAE) | 16.20 m | Abdullah Mohammed Al-Youha (KUW) | 15.46 m | Mohamed Youssef Al-Sahabi (BHR) | 15.33 m |
| Shot put | Ahmed Hassan Gholoum (KUW) | 18.97 m | Meshari Saad Suroor (KUW) | 18.43 m | Ali Reza Mehr-Safouti (IRI) | 18.23 m |
| Discus throw | Mohammad Samimi (IRI) | 62.36 m | Ahmed Mohamed Dheeb (QAT) | 62.18 m | Mahmoud Samimi (IRI) | 59.00 m |
| Hammer throw | Ali Mohammed Al-Zankawi (KUW) | 76.14 m | Kaveh Mousavi (IRI) | 70.43 m | Masoud Moghaddam (IRI) | 64.44 m |
| Javelin throw | Ammar Mekki Ali (IRQ) | 69.31 m | Ayoub Arakhi (IRI) | 67.15 m | Omid Taji (IRI) | 66.57 m |
| Decathlon | Abdoljalil Tomaj (IRI) | 6611 pts | Mohammed Molla Khalaf (SYR) | 6128 pts | Saed Kolivand (IRI) | 5975 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Dana Abdul Razak Hussein (IRQ) | 11.91 | Farzaneh Fasihi (IRI) | 12.06 | Hajar Saad Al-Khaldi (BHR) | 12.32 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Gretta Taslakian (LBN) | 24.16 | Dana Abdul Razak Hussein (IRQ) | 24.56 | Shinoona Al-Habsi (OMA) | 25.45 NR |
| 400 metres | Gretta Taslakian (LBN) | 54.13 | | | | |
| 800 metres | Bethlem Desalegn (UAE) | 2:14.30 | | | | |
| 1500 metres | Bethlem Desalegn (UAE) | 4:32.92 | Fatima Ghassan Rayya (SYR) | 4:44.74 | Khazaal Inam Al-Sudani (IRQ) | 4:47.69 |
| 5000 metres | Alia Saeed Mohamed (UAE) | 16:20.62 | Maria Pia Nehme (LBN) | 18:18.72 | | |
| 10,000 metres | Alia Saeed Mohamed (UAE) | 34:23.72 | Maria Pia Nehme (LBN) | 39:38.36 | | |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Buthaina Al-Yaqoobi (OMA) | 15.21 | Elnaz Kompanizare (IRI) | 15.67 | Only two competitors | Only two competitors |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mahlaghaa Khanbashi (IRI) | 65.82 | Atefe Layeghi (IRI) | 66.77 | Ayda Saeed Mousa Al-Baloushi (UAE) | 82.33 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Fatima Ghassan Rayya (SYR) | 11:45.64 NR | Hoda Ahmed Al-Awadi (LBN) | 12:48.67 | | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Lebanon Gretta Taslakian Maha Al-Mohallem Christel Saneh Christelle Rahme | 49.01 | Iraq ? ? ? Dana Abdul Razak Hussein | 49.67 | Oman ? ? ? Shinoona Al-Habsi | 52.38 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Iran ? ? ? Mahlaghaa Khanbashi | 4:05.57 | Lebanon Sara Awaly Lory Tashkian Saria Trabulsi Aziza Sbaity | 4:07.28 | United Arab Emirates Bethlem Desalegn ? ? ? | 4:19.04 NR |
| 10 kilometres walk | Rania Osman (SYR) | 1:01:30 | Sandy Karam (LBN) | 1:07:26 NR | | |
| High jump | Sepideh Tavakkoli (IRI) | 1.70 m | Mahsa Kargar (IRI) | 1.70 m | Maryam Mohamed Al-Ansari (BHR) | 1.65 m |
| Pole vault | Diana Al-Khasawnah (JOR) | 3.00 m | Rehane Sheeha (SYR) | 3.00 m | Rasda Al-Lamki (OMA) | 2.70 m NR |
| Long jump | Jawaher Zamani (IRI) | 5.46 m | Christel Saneh (LBN) | 5.45 m | Fatemeh Barzenooni (IRI) | 5.42 m |
| Triple jump | Jawaher Zamani (IRI) | 12.03 m | Samaneh Koohkan (IRI) | 11.38 m | Christel Saneh (LBN) | 11.22 m |
| Shot put | Leila Rajabi (IRI) | 16.96 m | Hiba Omar (SYR) | 12.64 m | Fatemeh Khayati (IRI) | 12.45 m |
| Discus throw | Leila Rajabi (IRI) | 41.21 m | Fatemeh Khayati (IRI) | 40.36 m | Hiba Omar (SYR) | 40.02 m |
| Hammer throw | Parinaz Ebrahimi (IRI) | 44.64 m | | | | |
| Javelin throw | Amine Amiri (IRI) | 42.97 m CR | Adaoua Arour (SYR) | 41.38 m | Sahar Ziaeisisakht (IRI) | 40.97 m |
| Heptathlon | Sepideh Tavakkoli (IRI) | 4802 pts CR | Nour Al-Sous (SYR) | 4221 pts | Muhra Jaseem Abdullah (UAE) | 2613 pts NR |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Iran (IRI) | 16 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Kuwait (KUW) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Lebanon (LIB) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Oman (OMA) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Syria (SYR) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Bahrain (BHR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 45 | 40 | 32 | 117 |