Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بله; born 19 March 1989 in Khartoum) is a Sudanese-born Qatari middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[2] He represented Qatar at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and three indoor World Championships.[3]

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla
Balla in 2015
Personal information
Born (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35)
Khartoum, Sudan[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
Coached byJama Aden
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 800 m
Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla wins at Diamond League in Stockholm 2015.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Qatar
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 10th (h) 800 m 1:57.11
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th (sf) 800 m 1:51.93
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.93
Asian Junior Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 800 m 1:52.45
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 2nd 800 m 1:54.25
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 3rd 800 m 1:46.19
2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar 1st 800 m 1:45.92
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (sf) 800 m 1:49.51
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 800 m 1:47.52
2013 Arab Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 800 m 1:45.90
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.55
Asian Championships Pune, India 4th 400 m 46.45
1st 800 m 1:46.92
World Championships Moscow, Russia 11th (sf) 800 m 1:45.43
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 800 m 1:46.57
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 2nd 800 m 1:44.19
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 1st 800 m 1:50.27
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 800 m DQ
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th 800 m 1:48.501
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 6th (h) 800 m 1:49.502
2015 Arab Championships Isa Town, Bahrain 1st 800 m 1:46.74
Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 800 m 1:49.40
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.50
World Championships Beijing, China 6th 800 m 1:47.01
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 800 m 1:46.92
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.20
World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 5th 800 m 1:48.31
2022 GCC Games Kuwait City, Kuwait 2nd 800 m 1:49.83
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd 800 m 1:49.68

1Representing Asia

2Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Qatari runner Balla arrested in Spanish doping probe". 21 June 2016.
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