Yusuf Saad Kamel crosses the finish line to win the gold medal
in the men's 1500mat the World Championships in Berlin.
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Men's 1500m. Final.
2009 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Yusuf Saad KAMEL |
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BRN |
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3: 35.93 |
| 2. Deresse MEKONNEN |
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ETH |
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3: 36.01 |
| 3. Bernard LAGAT |
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USA |
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3: 36.20 |
| 4. Asbel KIPROP |
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KEN |
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3: 36.47 |
| 5. Augustine Kiprono CHOGE |
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KEN |
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3: 36.53 |
| 6. Mohamed MOUSTAOUI |
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MAR |
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3: 36.57 |
| 7. Mehdi BAALA |
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FRA |
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3: 36.99 |
| 8. Lopez LOMONG |
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USA |
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3: 37.62 |
Four days after winning the men's 1500m Yusuf Saad contested another final -
the men's 800m, where he took the bronze medal. Photos G. Herringshaw. ©
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Men's 800m. Final.
2009 World Athletics Champs
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| 1. Mbulaeni MULAUDZI |
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RSA |
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1: 45.29 |
| 2. Alfred Kirwa YEGO |
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KEN |
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1: 45.35 |
| 3. Yusuf Saad KAMEL |
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BRN |
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1: 45.35 |
| 4. Yuriy BORZAKOVSKIY |
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RUS |
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1: 45.57 |
| 5. Amine LAALOU |
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MAR |
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1: 45.66 |
| 6. Nick SYMMONDS |
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USA |
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1: 45.71 |
| 7. Bram SOM |
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NED |
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1: 45.86 |
| 8. Marcin LEWANDOWSKI |
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POL |
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1: 46.17 |
Photograph of Yusuf Saad Kamel taken on 23rd. August 2008. © G Herringshaw.
Yusuf Saad (1257) is pictured above in the final of the men's 800m at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
He finished in a highly creditable 5th place with the medals going, in order, to Wilfred Bungei (2246),
Ismail Ahmed Ismail (2914) and Alfred Kirwa Yego (2251).
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Men's 800m. Final.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Wilfred BUNGEI |
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KEN |
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1: 44.65 |
| 2. Ismail Ahmed ISMAIL |
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SUD |
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1: 44.70 |
| 3. Alfred Kirwa YEGO |
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KEN |
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1: 44.82 |
| 4. Gary REED |
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CAN |
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1: 44.94 |
| 5. Yusuf Saad KAMEL |
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BRN |
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1: 44.95 |
| 6. Yeimer LOPEZ |
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CUB |
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1: 45.88 |
| 7. Nabil MADI |
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ALG |
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1: 45.96 |
| 8. Nadjim MANSEUR |
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ALG |
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1: 47.19 |
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Annual progress.
800 metres.
2013 1:48.98 Bellinzona 11 JUN
2011 1:46.89 Rio de Janeiro 22 JUL
2010 1:46.86 Stockholm 06 AUG
2009 1:44.83 Rieti 06 SEP
2008 1:42.79 Monaco (Stade Louis II) 29 JUL
2007 1:43.87 Monaco (Stade Louis II) 25 JUL
2006 1:43.61 Rieti 27 AUG
2005 1:43.96 Rovereto 31 AUG
2004 1:43.11 Zürich 06 AUG
2003 1:45.88 Torino 06 JUN
1500 metres.
2011 3:39.05 Milano 18 SEP
2010 3:33.06 Rieti 29 AUG
2009 3:31.56 Monaco (Stade Louis II) 28 JUL
2008 3:32.83 Lausanne 02 SEP
2007 3:34.59 Shanghai 28 SEP
2006 3:34.45 Heusden-Zolder 22 JUL