Yaqoob Salem Yaqoob

Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob (يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in Nigeria) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.

Career
Yaqoob competed at the 2015 Military World Games in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m.

Yaqoob competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres. He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.

Personal bests

 * 100 metres – 10.37 seconds (2015)
 * 200 metres – 20.19 seconds (2016)