Ahmad Hassan Abdullah

Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (Arabic أحمد حسن عبد الله, DMG Aḥmad Ḥasan ʿ Abdu ' llāh, maiden name Albert Chepkurui; born 29 July 1981 in Kaptarakwa, Keiyo District, Rift Valley Province ) is a Qatari long-distance runner Kenyan origin.

He was at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships in sixth on the short-haul, 2002, he occupied the same space on the long haul.

On August 12, his change of Kenya was carried out to Qatar, on the occasion of which he took an Arabic name. Shortly thereafter, he was. During the World Athletics Championships 2003 in Paris / Saint- Denis fourth in the 10,000 -meter run

In 2004 he occupied at the World Cross Country Championships in fourth place on the short distance and won at the World Half Marathon Championships in New Delhi bronze. Also he won bronze in the long haul at the World Cross Country Championships in 2005, on the short distance he came in eighth place.

In 2007 he was Asian champion over 10,000 meters and runner-up in the 5000m. In 2008, he was both the IAAF World Cross Country Championships as well as the 10,000 - meter race of the Olympic Games in Beijing to eighth place.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m: 7:43,01 min, July 10, 1999 Caorle
  • 5000 m: 12:56,27 min, June 27, 2003, Oslo
  • 10,000 m: 26:38,76 min, 5 September 2003 Brussels ( Asian record )
  • 10 - km road race: 27:31 min, 1 April 2001 La Courneuve
  • Half Marathon: 1:01:46 h, October 14, 2007 Udine
DIN 31635 July 29 Long-distance running 2004 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5000 metres 3000 metres
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