Abubaker Kaki Khamis
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| Nationality | Sudanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1989 Muglad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1000 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jama Aden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 metres: 1:42.23[1] 1500 metres: 3:31.76[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abubaker Kaki Khamis (
Messiria ethnic minority.[2]
Running career
In February 2008 he ran a world-leading 2:15.7 in the 1000 m indoors in Sweden. On March 9, 2008, in Valencia, Kaki became the youngest ever World Indoor champion after winning the 800 m final at age 18 years and 262 days.world junior record. The previous record (1:43.64) was set by Japheth Kimutai of Kenya in 1997.[4] The following month he entered the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics as the 800 m favorite. He was closely followed by Geoffrey Kibet in the final but he managed to pull clear on the final straight to win the gold medal.[5]
Kaki finished 8th in the third semi-final for the 800 m and did not advance to the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[6] In the 2009 World Championships in Berlin he tripped in the semi-final, and did not complete the race.
Kaki retained his title at the
2010 IAAF Diamond League in an 800 m match-up against David Rudisha. Both runners defeated Sebastian Coe's 31-year-old meeting record, but Kaki was not fast enough to beat Rudisha. Kaki's time of 1:42.23 was a new Sudanese record and, at the time, the fastest 800 m time ever recorded for a non-winning athlete.[7] He won at the Memorial Primo Nebiolo later that month in another quick time of 1:43.48.[8]
Since then he made the 800m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games where he finished 7th in 1.43.32, a season's best performance.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Sudan
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| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco
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3rd | 1500 m | 3:45.06 |
| African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia
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7th | 800 m | 1:50.30 | |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China
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6th | 800 m | 1:48.46 |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria
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1st | 800 m | 1:45.22 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.37
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| World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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30th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.38 | |
Pan Arab Games
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Cairo, Egypt
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1st | 800 m | 1:43.90 (NR)
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| 1st | 1500 m | 3:47.92
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| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.52 (NR)
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| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain
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1st | 800 m | 1:44.81 |
| African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.00
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| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
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1st | 800 m | 1:45.60 | |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China
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24th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.19 | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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22nd (sf) | 800 m | DNF |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar
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1st | 800 m | 1:46.23 |
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya
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4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.52
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| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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2nd | 800 m | 1:44.41 |
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 800 metres | 1:42.23 † ‡ | 4 June 2010 | Oslo |
| 1000 metres | 2:13.62 | 3 July 2010 | Eugene |
| 1500 metres | 3:31.76 † | 22 July 2011 | Monaco |
| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 800 metres | 1:44.81 | 9 Mar 2008 | Valencia
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| 1000 metres | 2:15.77 | 21 Feb 2008 | Stockholm |
All Information taken from IAAF profile.[9]
Key: † = National record
References
- ^ a b IAAF. "Athlete profile for Abubaker Kaki".
- ^ "Darfur athletes train as Olympic row rages", Reuters, April 15, 2008
- ^ IAAF Events Reports, Mar 9, 2008
- ^ IAAF, June 7, 2008: Dibaba’s World record and Kaki’s World Junior mark leaves Oslo in awe
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventCode=3659/racedate=08-21-2008/sex=M/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=sf/results.html#det Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Results 08-21-2008 – 800 metres M semi-final
- IAAF(2010-06-04). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- ^ IAAF, Kaki Abubaker biography: Kaki Abubaker biography
External links
- Abubaker Kaki Khamis at World Athletics
- Read Abubaker Kaki Khamis' Rising Star profile on spikesmag.com
World Indoor Champions in men's 800 metres | |
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World U20 Champions in men's 800 metres | |
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