Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Medal record
Competitor for Sudan
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Silver	2008 Beijing	800 m
Afro-Asian Games
Gold	2003 Hyderabad	800 m

Ismail Ahmed Ismail (born 10 September 1984) is a Sudanese runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum.

He reached the final in that event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the silver medal in 800m. He is the first Sudanese national to win an Olympic medal in history.

He won the gold medal at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.

He is a member of the Fur people of Darfur.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sudan
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	26th (h)	1500 m	4:02.79
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	800 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	800 m	1:47.21
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	800 m	1:46.92
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Congo	3rd	800 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	800 m	1:52.49
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	800 m	1:46.24
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	2nd	800 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	800 m	1:45.41
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2nd	800 m	1:44.70
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (sf)	800 m	DNF
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	800 m	1:46.90
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	39th (h)	800 m	1:52.33
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	800 m	1:46.60
			2nd	4x400 m	3:07.47
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	17th (h)	800 m	1:50.72

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:43.82 min (2009)
• 1500 metres - 3:41.97 min (2005)

External links

• IAAF profile for Ismail Ahmed Ismail