Ismail is pictured above (2914) crossing the line to win silver - his first medal at
a major championship - in the final of the men's 800m at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing. The Kenyans Wilfred Bungei (2246) and Ismail Ahmed Ismail (2251)
won gold and bronze respectively. That year he also came second in the African Championship,
as he had done in 2006.
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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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BAH |
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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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Personal best times.
800 metres - 1:43.82 min (2009)
1500 metres - 3:41.97 min (2005)
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2013 1:47.16 Doha 10 MAY
2012 1:48.79 London 06 AUG
2011 1:45.14 Belém 15 MAY
2010 1:50.24 Doha 14 MAY
2009 1:43.82 Athína 13 JUL
2008 1:44.34 Monaco 29 JUL
2007 1:47.29 Bamako 20 APR
2006 1:44.70 Lignano Sabbiadoro 16 JUL
2005 1:45.32 Madrid 16 JUL
2004 1:45.17 Athína 25 AUG
2003 1:46.15 Budapest 08 AUG
2002 1:46.36 Kingston, JAM 17 JUL
2001 1:48.2 Damascus 03 OCT
2000 1:53.12 Khartoum 01 JAN