- Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
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Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.
His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca.
Ali will be competing in the 400 metres event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He has been described as "one of Sudan's main medal hopes" at the Games.[1]
He lives in Nyala, southern Darfur, and is a sergeant in the Sudanese army. His family is of the Zaghawa (Beri) ethnic group.[1]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 2nd 400 m World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 1st 400 m 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 2nd 400 m 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 6th 400 m[2] External links
- "Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr", n°58 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
References
- IAAF profile for Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
- ^ a b "Darfur athletes train as Olympic row rages", Reuters, April 15, 2008
- ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, men's 400 m final
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Sudanese athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sudan
- African athletics biography stubs
- Sudanese people stubs
- Sudanese sport stubs
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