Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Personal information
Born	(1984-11-01) November 1, 1984 (age 39)
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

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

References

External links

• 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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