Taha Hussein Yaseen

Taha Hussein Yaseen

Personal information
Born	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Iraq Asian Indoor Championships 2024 Tehran 4×400 m relay

Taha Hussein Yaseen (Arabic: طه حسين ياسين; born 1 January 1998) is an Iraqi sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[1] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships without advancing from the first round. Earlier that year he finished sixth at the 2019 Asian Championships.

International competitions

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Iraq
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	33rd (h)	400 m	48.59
2016	Arab Junior Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	3rd	200 m	21.77
			2nd	400 m	47.14
	Asian Junior Championships	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	2nd	400 m	47.55
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.41
	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	17th (sf)	400 m	47.26
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.96
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.64
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	8th (h)	400 m	47.85
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.23
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	400 m	45.74
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	31st (h)	400 m	46.58
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	200 m	21.00
			1st	400 m	46.29
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.27
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	30th (h)	400 m	46.00
2023	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	200 m	21.20
			4th	400 m	47.41
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.53
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	6th	400 m	47.44
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.42
	Arab Games	Oran, Algeria	3rd	200 m	20.99
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.37
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	43rd (h)	200 m	21.01
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.58^1
2024	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.09
	West Asian Championships	Basra, Iraq	3rd	400 m	45.88
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.54
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	62nd (h)	100 m	10.50
2025	Asian Championships	Gumi, South Korea	10th (sf)	400 m	47.07
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	7th	400 m	47.24

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.77 (+0.5 m/s, Tlemcen 2016)
• 400 metres – 45.74 (Doha 2019) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 49.03 (Tehran 2019)

References

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1. Taha Hussein Yaseen at World Athletics