VIDEO: Mutaz Essa Barshim takes home Qatar’s first-ever Olympic silver

It took 36 years, but finally, Qatar has a silver medal at the Olympic stage.

Ace high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim has made the country proud by claiming a second-place finish at the Rio Olympic Games. He cleared 2.36M on his first attempt to ensure himself a silver medal. Though he attempted to scale 2.38M, he failed all his three attempts.

Canadian Derek Drouin, who cleared 2.38M on his very first attempt, clinched gold while Ukraine’s Bohdan Bondarenko claimed bronze (2.33).

Twitter was buzzing with congratulatory messages.

Congratulations @mutazbarshim for the silver! Last olympics was bronze this one was silver, next one inshallah for sure the Gold ENJOY IT!

— Abdulrahim Abshir (@AbdulrhemAbsher) August 17, 2016

مبروك يا بطل تستاهل @mutazbarshim #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/ezPtuJNkJt

— Nasseralthani55 (@nasseralthani55) August 17, 2016

Congratulations to @mutazbarshim for winning Qatar's first ever Olympic silver medal! #YallaQatar #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/2JnzsAmNVV

— Qatar Olympic Team (@qatar_olympic) August 17, 2016

#2016RioOlympics #HighJump

I liked this chap Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar taking the silver , Congrats The... https://t.co/1sOciRNNqM

— Coach Ash (@CoachAsh14) August 17, 2016

Congrats for Qatar's Champion #Mutaz_barshim after winning High jump #Silver in #Rio2016 fabulous performance and second #Olympics medals

— Ahmed EL Nefily (@ELNEFILY) August 17, 2016

Mutaz had also won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. Mohammed Sulaiman (1,500M, Barcelona 1992), Said Saif Asaad (weightlifting, Sydney 2000) and Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (skeet shooting, London 2012) were the other bronze medallists in Qatar’s history.