Mohammed Obeid Al-Salhi (Arabic: محمد الصالحي, born May 11, 1986) is a Saudi middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.

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Mohammed Al-Salhi

Al-Salhi at the Lappeenranta Games in Finland (2010)
Personal information
Born	(1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 37) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sport
Country	Saudi Arabia
Sport	Track
Event(s)	400 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 metres: 45.75[1] 800 metres: 1:43.66[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Saudi Arabia Asian Games 2002 Busan 4×400 m relay 2006 Doha 4×400 m relay 2010 Guangzhou 4×400 m relay Asian Championships 2007 Amman 800 m 2007 Amman 4x400 m relay 2013 Pune 4x400 m relay 2015 Wuhan 4x400 m relay Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad 800 m 2007 Hyderabad 4x400 m relay Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 Mecca 4x400 m relay 2005 Mecca 800 m Pan Arab Games 2007 Cairo 4x400 m relay 2011 Doha 4x400 m relay 2007 Cairo 800 m Arab Championships 2003 Amman 4x400 m relay 2005 Radès 4x400 m relay 2005 Radès 800 m GCC Championships 2005 Manama 800 m Asian Junior Championships 2004 Ipoh 400 m World Youth Championships 2003 Sherbrooke 800 m

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He won the gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He then competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.

He then finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships, eighth at the 2007 World Championships and fifth at the 2007 World Athletics Final. He took the silver medal in the 800 m behind Abubaker Kaki, as well as the 4 × 400 m relay gold, at the 2007 Pan Arab Games in Cairo.^[2] On May 8, 2009, he ran his personal best time in the 800 metres in a time of 1:43.66 minutes, achieved in Doha.