Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Sudanese runner (born 1984)

Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Personal information

Born|  (1984-11-01) November 1, 1984 (age 40)
Height| 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight| 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country|  Sudan
Sport| Athletics
Event| 800 metres

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Sudan
Olympic Games
|  2008 Beijing | 800 m
Afro-Asian Games
|  2003 Hyderabad | 800 m
Pan Arab Games
|  2011 Doha | 800 m

Updated on 23 July 2012

Ismail Ahmed Ismail (born 1 November 1984) is a Sudanese sprinter who represents Sudan in 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum. Ismail won Sudan's first ever Olympic medal, by earning a silver medal in the Men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]

## Achievements

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Sudan
2000  | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 21st (h)  | 800m  | 1:53.14
—  | 1500m  | DQ
2001  | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 26th (h)  | 1500 m  | 4:02.79
2002  | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th  | 800 m  | 1:47.20
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 10th (h)  | 800 m  | 1:49.18
2003  | World Championships | Paris, France | 18th (h)  | 800 m  | 1:47.21
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 5th  | 800 m  | 1:47.29
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 1st  | 800 m  | 1:46.92
2004  | African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 3rd  | 800 m  | 1:45.87
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th  | 800 m  | 1:52.49
Pan Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd  | 800 m  | 1:46.24
2005  | Islamic Solidarity Games | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | 3rd  | 800 m  | 1:47.20
2nd  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:08.81
2006  | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd  | 800 m  | 1:46.65
2008  | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd  | 800 m  | 1:45.41
2nd  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:04.00
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  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:07.47
2012  | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 17th (h)  | 800 m  | 1:50.72
2015  | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | –  | 800 m  | DNF

### Personal bests

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* 800 metres – 1:43.82 min (2009)
* 1500 metres – 3:41.97 min (2005)

## References

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1. ^ Euro Sports

## External links

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* Ismail Ahmed Ismail at World Athletics
* Ismail Ahmed Ismail at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
* Ismail Ahmed Ismail at Olympics.com

Olympic Games

Preceded by

Abubaker Kaki Khamis

|  Flagbearer for  Sudan
2012 London | Succeeded by

Abdalla Targan

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