Omer KHALIFA

Omer Khalifa - Sudan - Fifth in the 1500m at 1987 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 06 September 1987

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 18 December 1956
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Sudan
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Sudan
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Omer KHALIFA - Sudan - Fifth in the 1500m at 1987 World Championships.

Omer Khalifa is pictured above (819) during the final of the 1500m at the 1987

World Championships in Rome.

 

 He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.

Men's 1500m. Final.

Olympic Games 1984

1. Sebastian COE   GBR   3: 32: 53
2. Steve CRAM   GBR   3: 33: 40
3. Jose ABASCAL   SPA   3: 34: 30
4. Joseph CHESHIRE   KEN   3: 34: 52
5. Jim SPIVEY   USA   3: 36: 07
6. Peter WIRZ   SWI   3: 36: 97
7. Andres VERA   SPA   3: 37: 02
8. Omer KHALIFA   SUD   3: 37: 11

 

 

Men's 1500m. Final.

World Athletics Champs 1987

1. Abdi Bile   SOM   3: 36.80
2. Jose Luis Gonzalez   ESP   3: 38.03
3. Jim Spivey   USA   3: 38.82
4. Joseph Chesire   KEN   3: 39.36
5. Omer Khalifa   SUD   3: 39.81
6. Jens-Peter Herold   GDR   3: 40.14
7. Mike Hillardt   AUS   3: 40.23
8. Steve Cram   GBR   3: 41.19

 

Personal best times.

 

800 Metres     1:44.75         Catania     13 SEP 1986
1500 Metres     3:33.28         Grosseto     10 AUG 1986  (National record)
3000 Metres     7:48.03         Formia     11 JUL 1987 

Omer Khalifa studied at Loughborough University during the same time when Sebastian Coe

and David Moorcroft studied