Anwar Mohamed

Anwar Omar Mohamed Ali (born 6 December 1976) is a Yemeni middle-distance runner who competed internationally for Yemen at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

For the Bahraini taekwondo practitioner, see Anwar Mohamed (taekwondo).

Anwar Mohamed
Personal information
Born (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Yemen
SportAthletics

Career

At just 15 years old,[1] Mohamed competed in the 800 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, he ran in the final heat in round one, where he finished seventh ahead of Francis Munthali from Malawi, but still not fast enough to qualify for the next round.[2] Three years later he competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden, he entered the 800 metres,[3] he came last in his heat, so didn't qualify to the next round.[4]

References
  1. "Anwar Mohamed Bio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's 800 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. "Anwar Omar Mohammad Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. "800m heats at 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 January 2017.


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