Abubaker Ali Kamal

Abubaker Ali Kamal

Abubaker Ali Kamal (second from left) at the 2007 World Championships
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 3000 m st.
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Colombo 3000 m st.
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Amman 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Amman 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou 3000 m st.
West Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha 1500 m
Pan Arab Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cairo 3000 m st.

Abubaker Ali Kamal (born 8 November 1983) is a Qatari runner who has specialized mostly in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase.

He won a 5000 m/steeplechase double at the 2011 Pan Arab Games,[1] but failed a drugs test at the competition. He was disqualified and banned for two years for being positive for Erythropoietin (EPO).[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Qatar
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th 1500 m 3:45.72
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 7th 1500 m 3:44.12
Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 1500 m 3:52.64
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:33.67 (NJR)
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:31.75
Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:37.4
2005 Asian Indoor Games Bangkok, Thailand 2nd 1500 m 3:50.31
3rd 3000 m 8:13.24
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 1st 1500 m 3:44.24
West Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2nd 1500 m 3:41.45
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 4th 1500 m 3:41.09
2007 Asian Indoor Games Macau 3rd 1500 m 3:50.78
5th 3000 m 8:13.59
Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd 800 m 1:52.22
3rd 1500 m 3:47.22
World Championships Osaka, Japan 11th 3000 m s'chase 8:26.90
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 6th 1500 m 3:53.56
3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:43.02
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 5th 800 m 1:49.86
3rd 1500 m 3:42.50
World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 20th (h) 1500 m 3:45.95
Olympic Games Beijing, China 8th 3000 m s'chase 8:16.59
2009 Asian Indoor Games Hanoi, Vietnam 3rd 1500 m 3:44.07
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 15th (h) 1500 m 3:52.25
3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:34.73
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 12th 3000 m s'chase 8:19.72
2010 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Tehran, Iran 1st 1500 m 3:51.78
World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (h) 1500 m 3:46.51
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:30.23
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 20th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:30.37
Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar – 5000 m DQ
– 3000 m s'chase DQ

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  1. ^ Georgiotis, Vasileios (2011-12-21). Qatar’s young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-21.
  2. ^ IAAF Sanctioned Athletes 15.6.12. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-21.