Kariem Hussein
Kariem Hussein is a Swiss athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. His first major success was the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich. His personal best in the event is 48.45, set at a meeting in Zug in 2015 and again at Weltklasse Zürich in 2017. It is also technically his fastest flat 400 m because he has not attempted the distance since 2009 when his PR was 48.58.
Hussein was born in Münsterlingen. His father, a former international volleyball player, is Egyptian and his mother is Swiss.