Amadou Dia Ba
El Hadj Amadou Dia Ba (born September 22, 1958) is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in 400 metres hurdles. He won the 1988 Olympic silver medal in this event with a personal best time of 47.23 seconds, which as of 1st September 2014 is still the fastest non-winning time in history for this event. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Senegal
| |||||
| 1978 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | High Jump | |
| 1982 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 400 m | 45.80s |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.55s | |||
| 1983 | World Student Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 400 m hurdles | ||
| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.30 |
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | |
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Categories:
- Senegalese hurdlers
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of Senegal
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Senegal
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)