Adnan Taess

Adnan Taess Akkar

Adnan Taess in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Adnan Taess Akkar Al-Mntfage
Nationality	Iraqi
Born	(1980-03-24) 24 March 1980 Wasit, Iraq
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Iraq
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 London (R1)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Iraq Asian Games 2014 Incheon 800 m 2010 Guangzhou 800 m 2014 Incheon 1500 m Pan Arab Games 2011 Doha 800 m

Adnan Taess Akkar Al-Mntfage (Arabic: عــدنان طعيس عكار المنتف;born 24 March 1980 in Wasit) is an Iraqi middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 800 metres.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2004	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	5th	1500 m	3:59.46
			11th	3000 m	9:03.36
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	5th	800 m	1:49.14
			7th	1500 m	3:51.50
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.34
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	6th	800 m	1:47.09
			2nd	1500 m	3:44.57
	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	6th	1500 m	3:48.30
2006	Asian Indoor Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	9th	1500 m	4:02.36
2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	3rd	800 m	1:49.59 (iNR)
			–	1500 m	DNF
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	3rd	800 m	1:49.00
			7th	1500 m	3:49.84
2010	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	3rd	800 m	1:46.26
			6th	1500 m	3:44.74
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	2nd	800 m	1:45.88 (NR)
			10th	1500 m	3:50.83
2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	800 m	1:47.18
			–	1500 m	DNF
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	2nd	800 m	1:49.42 (iNR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	31st (h)	800 m	1:47.83
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	800 m	1:51.40
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.79
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	800 m	1:50.30
			11th	1500 m	3:51.18
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	15th (h)	800 m	1:55.30
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	7th	1500 m	3:43.03
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	1st	800 m	1:47.48
			3rd	1500 m	3:42.50
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	43rd (h)	800 m	1:54.44
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	1500 m	DNF
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	4th	1500 m	3:49.03
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	3rd	1500 m	3:50.98
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	1500 m	3:49.02

External links

• Adnan Taess at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)