Alia Saeed Mohammed

Alia Saeed Mohammed

Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Medina Kadir
Nationality	UAE
Born	18 May 1991 (1991-05-18) (age 33) Ethiopia
Occupation	athlete
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United Arab Emirates Pan Arab Games 2011 Doha 5000 m Asian Games 2014 Incheon 10,000 m

Alia Saeed Mohammed (born Medina Kadir on 18 May 1991 in Ethiopia) is a long-distance runner who competes for the United Arab Emirates.^[1] She switched allegiance from her native Ethiopia in 2010. She was the 10,000 metres gold medallist at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships. She took the Silver at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	32nd (h)	800 m	2:13.77
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	29th (h)	800 m	2:10.15
Representing the  United Arab Emirates
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	4th	5000 m	15:52.07
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (h)	5000 m	16:10.37
	Arab Championships	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	2nd	1500 m	4:22.48
			2nd	5000 m	16:10.67
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	5000 m	16:11.54
2012	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	8th	1500 m	4:28.32
			4th	3000 m	9:01.03
	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	12th	3000 m	9:15.74
	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	5000 m	16:20.62
			1st	10,000 m	34:23.72
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	4th	5000 m	15:45.55
			2nd	10,000 m	32:39.39
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	3rd	10,000 m	33:44.12
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	3rd	3000 m	8:56.78
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	12th	3000 m	9:21.23
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th	5000 m	15:30.46
			1st	10,000 m	31:51.86
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd	5000 m	15:28.74
			1st	10,000 m	32:39.39 CR
	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	10,000 m	DNF
	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	1st	10000 m	32:16.97
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	3000 m	8:48.62
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd	10,000 m	31:56.74
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	4th	5000 m	15:00.45
			3rd	10,000 m	31:49.01
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	2nd	5000 m	15:59.95
			–	10,000 m	DNF
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	1st	3000 m	9:25.03
	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	5000 m	16:39.41
			1st	10,000 m	38:53.31
2018	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	5000 m	16:43.31
			2nd	10,000 m	33:54.95
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	9th	5000 m	16:09.49
			4th	10,000 m	32:18.32

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:06.0 (Addis Ababa 2008)
• 3000 metres – 8:55.40 (Sollentuna 2015)
• 5000 metres – 15:00.45 (Baku 2017)
• 10,000 metres – 31:10.25 (Dubai 2016)
• 10 kilometres – 32:20 (Dubai 2015)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:48.27 (Stockholm 2014)
• 5000 metres – 15:34.70 (Stockholm 2017)

References

External links

• Alia Saeed Mohammed at World Athletics 
• Alia Saeed Mohammed at Diamond League 
• Alia Saeed Mohammed at Olympedia 
• Alia Saeed at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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