Mubarak Hassan Shami
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Mubarak Hassan Shami (Arabic: مبارك حسن شامي, born Richard Yatich on December 1, 1980) is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races.
Biography
[edit]Shami won the Baringo Half Marathon, a race inaugurated by Paul Tergat, in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first runner to defend the title.[1]
In October 2005 he won a silver medal at the 2005 World Half Marathon Championships. He won the Paris Marathon on April 15, 2007.
Shami won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships. His last victory in a marathon was in Otsu (2008) with the time of 2:08:23. He is coached by Renato Canova.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Qatar
| |||||
| 2005 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:20 |
| Venice Marathon | Venice, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:22 | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | Half Marathon | 1:01:09 (NR) | |
| 2006 | Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:11 |
| Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:44 | |
| 2007 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:17 |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:17:18 | |
| 2008 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:23 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
References
[edit]- ^ Macharia, David (7 January 2006). "Shami defends Baringo Half Marathon title". IAAF. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Qatari male long-distance runners
- Qatari male marathon runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Qatar
- Paris Marathon male winners
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Kenyan emigrants to Qatar
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Qatari people of Kenyan descent
- Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Qatar
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Naturalised athletes