Abbas Abubakar Abbas
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Nationality | Bahraini | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kano, Nigeria | 17 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abbas Abubakar Abbas (
Career
Born in Kano State, Nigeria, he first established himself at the national level with a runner-up finish over 400 metres at the 2012 Nigerian National Sports Festival, finishing behind Orukpe Erayokan.[1] Less than a month later the 16-year-old Nigerian opted to compete for Bahrain, changing his eligibility to the Middle-East state.[2]
Abbas made his debut for his adopted nation the following year at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Running in the 400 m, he managed a personal best in the qualifiers with a time of 46.85 seconds.[3] In the final he originally finished in third place, but was disqualified for a lane infraction.[4] He completed a 200 m/400 m double at the West Asian Youth Athletics Championships three months later.[2]
At the start of following track season he was a double medallist at the
Personal bests
- 200 metres – 21.25 seconds (2014)
- 400 metres – 45.17 seconds (2014)
- 400 meters- 44:90 seconds (2019)
References
- ^ Eduzor, Ifeanyi (7 December 2012). National Sports Festival Eko 2012: Ereyokan revels in 400m win[usurped]. National Mirror. Retrieved on 2014-09-29.
- ^ a b Abbas Abubaker. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
- ^ Abubakar Abbas. IAAF. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
- ^ 2013 World Youth Championships Boy's 400 metres final. IAAF. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
- ^ Morse, Parker (25 July 2014). Report: men's 400m – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-09-29.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (27 September 2014). Mohammed gets the 2014 Asian Games athletics off to a historic start – UPDATED. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-09-29.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (28 September 2014). Ogunode sets area 100m record of 9.93 at the Asian Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-09-29.
- ^ 400 Metres – men – junior – outdoor – 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
External links
- Abubakar Abbas at World Athletics
- Abubakar Abbas at Diamond League
- Abubakar Abbas at Olympedia
- Abbas Abubakar Abbas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)