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'''Muna Kalameya Durka''' ({{lang-ar|منى دركة}}; born June 19, 1988) is a Sudanese steeplechase runner.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Muna Durka|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/muna-durka-1.html|21 December 2012}}</ref> Durka represented [[Sudan]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], where she competed for the first ever [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|women's 3000 metres steeplechase]]. She ran in the second heat against sixteen other athletes, including Russia's [[Tatyana Petrova]], who eventually won the bronze medal in the final. She finished the race in ninth place by six seconds behind Ethiopia's [[Sofia Assefa]], with a time of 9:53.09. Durka, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed thirty-eighth overall, and was ranked below four mandatory slots for the next round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW033900/index.html|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref>
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Revision as of 14:23, 21 December 2012
Personal information | |
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Full name | Muna Kalameya Durka |
Nationality | Sudan |
Born | 19 June 1988 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Steeplechase |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 2000 m steeplechase: 6:44.17 (2003) 3000 m steeplechase: 9:47.41 (2008) |
Muna Kalameya Durka (Arabic: منى دركة; born June 19, 1988) is a Sudanese steeplechase runner.[1] Durka represented Sudan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the first ever women's 3000 metres steeplechase. She ran in the second heat against sixteen other athletes, including Russia's Tatyana Petrova, who eventually won the bronze medal in the final. She finished the race in ninth place by six seconds behind Ethiopia's Sofia Assefa, with a time of 9:53.09. Durka, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed thirty-eighth overall, and was ranked below four mandatory slots for the next round.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muna Durka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.