Yousef Karam

For the Lebanese Maronite, see Youssef Bey Karam.

Yousef Karam

Yousef Karam in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	400 m, 400 m hurdles
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Kuwait Asian Indoor Championships 2018 Tehran 400 m

Youssef Mohammed Karam Taher (born 15 July 1993) is a Kuwaiti sprinter specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2018 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kuwait
2009	Asian Youth Games	Singapore	3rd	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	54.80
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	15th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.15
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th (sf)	400 m	47.88
2017	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	400 m	46.45
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.55
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	7th	400 m hurdles	51.36
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	2nd	400 m	46.66
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.75
	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	9th (h)	400 m	46.861
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	2nd	200 m	20.81
			2nd	400 m	46.06
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	200 m	DQ
			1st	400 m	44.84
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (h)	400 m	45.741
2024	West Asian Championships	Basra, Iraq	4th	400 m	45.94
2025	Asian Championships	Gumi, South Korea	13th (sf)	400 m	47.39
2026	Asian Indoor Championships	Tianjin, China	11th (h)	400 m	48.46

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.27 (Doha 2015)
• 800 metres – 1:54.14 (Kuwait City 2015)
• 400 metres hurdles – 50.90 (Bhubaneshwar 2017)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.66 (Tehran 2018)

External links

• Yousef Karam at World Athletics
• Yousef Karam at InterSportStats