Hussein Ahmed Salah
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Nationality | Djiboutian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ali Sabieh, Djibouti | 31 December 1956|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hussein Ahmed Salah (Arabic: حسين أحمد صلاح, born 31 December 1956 in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian former long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. In addition, he won the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. He also came second in the New York Marathon in 1985, and won the Paris Marathon in 1986.
His personal best time was 2:07:07, achieved in a 2nd-place finish in the Rotterdam Marathon in April 1988. He and race winner Belayneh Densamo both ran faster than Carlos Lopes' World Record of 2:07:12, set on the Rotterdam course in 1985. Salah's 2:07:07 is the current national record for Djibouti.[1] He also holds the national record in 10,000 metres with 28:17.4 minutes. He is the only Djiboutian athlete to win an Olympic medal.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | Marathon | DNF |
1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:17.40 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 20th | Marathon | 2:15:59 | |
1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:01 |
World Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:09 | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:30 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | Marathon | 2:10:59 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:15:26 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 30th | Marathon | 2:19:04 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 25th | Marathon | 2:20:50 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 42nd | Marathon | 2:20:33 |
Road races
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1985 | New York City Marathon | New York City, New York | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:27 |
1986 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:44 |
1988 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:07 |
1996 | Reims Marathon | Reims, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:22 |
Belgrade Marathon | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:15 | |
1997 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
Monaco Marathon | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:44 | |
1998 | Enschede Marathon | Enschede, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:25 |
References
- ^ "Djiboutian athletics records". Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
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External links
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Ali Sabieh Region
- Djiboutian male marathon runners
- Djiboutian male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Djibouti
- Olympic bronze medalists for Djibouti
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Djibouti
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Paris Marathon male winners
- Eastern African athletics biography stubs
- Djiboutian sportspeople stubs