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Sudanese runner (born 1984)
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
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Born | (1984-11-01) November 1, 1984 (age 39) |
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Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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Country |
Sudan |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event |
800 metres |
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Updated on 23 July 2012 |
Ismail Ahmed Ismail (born 1 November 1984) is a
Sudanese
sprinter who represents
Sudan in
800 metres. He was born in
Khartoum. Ismail won Sudan's first ever Olympic medal, by earning a silver medal in the
Men's 800 metres at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing.
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Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing
Sudan
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2000
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World Junior Championships
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Santiago,
Chile
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21st (h)
|
800m
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1:53.14
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—
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1500m
|
DQ
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2001
|
World Indoor Championships
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Lisbon,
Portugal
|
26th (h)
|
1500 m
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4:02.79
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2002
|
World Junior Championships
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Kingston,
Jamaica
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5th
|
800 m
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1:47.20
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African Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
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10th (h)
|
800 m
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1:49.18
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2003
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World Championships
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Paris,
France
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18th (h)
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800 m
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1:47.21
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All-Africa Games
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Abuja, Nigeria
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5th
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800 m
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1:47.29
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Afro-Asian Games
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Hyderabad, India
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1st
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800 m
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1:46.92
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2004
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African Championships
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Brazzaville,
Congo
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3rd
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800 m
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1:45.87
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Olympic Games
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Athens,
Greece
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8th
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800 m
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1:52.49
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Pan Arab Games
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Algiers,
Algeria
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2nd
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800 m
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1:46.24
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2005
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Islamic Solidarity Games
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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3rd
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800 m
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1:47.20
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2nd
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4 × 400 m relay
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3:08.81
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2006
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African Championships
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Bambous,
Mauritius
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2nd
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800 m
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1:46.65
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2008
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African Championships
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Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
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2nd
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800 m
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1:45.41
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2nd
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4 × 400 m relay
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3:04.00
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Olympic Games
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Beijing,
China
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2nd
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800 m
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1:44.70
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2009
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World Championships
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Berlin,
Germany
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24th (sf)
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800 m
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DNF
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2010
|
World Indoor Championships
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Doha,
Qatar
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4th
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800 m
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1:46.90
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2011
|
World Championships
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Daegu,
South Korea
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39th (h)
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800 m
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1:52.33
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Pan Arab Games
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Doha,
Qatar
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2nd
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800 m
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1:46.60
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2nd
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4 × 400 m relay
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3:07.47
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2012
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World Indoor Championships
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Istanbul,
Turkey
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17th (h)
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800 m
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1:50.72
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2015
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African Games
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Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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–
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800 m
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DNF
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Personal bests
- 800 metres – 1:43.82 min (2009)
- 1500 metres – 3:41.97 min (2005)
References
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