Abdulrahman Suleiman
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics
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Representing  Qatar
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| Asian Championships | ||
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2002 Colombo | 1500 m |
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2005 Incheon | 1500 m |
Abdulrahman Suleiman (born 10 January 1984) is a
middle-distance runner who specialises in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres. He was the 2002 Asian champion over 1500 m and represented Qatar at the 2004 Summer Olympics
.
Biography
Born in Qatar, he was the second of his family to enjoy success in professional
athletics, following in the footsteps of his older brother Mohamed Suleiman who was Qatar's first ever Olympic medallist.[1] Suleiman began competing internationally at youth level: he ran in the 800 m heats of the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics and reached the event final at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics the next year. His first medalling performances soon followed, although they came over the longer 1500 m distance – a bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships paved the way for his silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships
.
Suleiman broke into the global elite at the age of nineteen later that year, taking a
2004 Athens Olympics, but he did not manage to progress beyond the heats stage. At the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships he completed a Qatari 1–2 in the 1500 m with Majed Saeed Sultan and Suleiman's runner-up time of 1:44.73 was a new personal best.[3]
He ran at the
4×800 metres relay team. The Kenyan team ran a world record time but Qatar's fourth place in 7:06.66 (four seconds behind) was a new Asian record for the uncommon event.[5]
Suleiman has not competed internationally since 2006.
References
- ^ Mohan, K. P. (2002-08-12). Abdulrahman keeps up family tradition; China maintains superiority . The Hindu. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Mohan, K. P. (2002-09-06). One Asian record bettered[usurped]. Hindu Net. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Qatar finish second in Asia Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Gulf Times (2005-09-05). Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- IAAF(2006-03-10). Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
External links
- Abdulrahman Suleiman at World Athletics
- Abdulrahman Suleiman at Olympedia
