Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla
Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (born March 19, 1989 in Khartoum ) is a Qatari middle -distance runner of Sudanese origin who has specialized in the 800-meter distance .
In 2010 he won silver at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and bronze at the Asian Games in Guangzhou .
In 2012 he reached the semifinals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul and at the Olympic Games in London .
In 2013 he won the Asian Athletics Championships, reached the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow and won the Francophonie Games .
The following year he won the Asian Indoor Championships and was disqualified at the 2014 Indoor World Championships in Sopot. At the Athletics Continental Cup in Marrakech he was seventh, and at the Asian Games in Incheon he was disqualified in the final.
In 2015 he defended his title at the Asian Championships and finished sixth at the World Championships in Beijing .
Personal bests
- 800 m: 1: 43.82 min, July 8, 2015, Barcelona
- Hall: 1: 45.48 min, February 19, 2015, Stockholm
- 1000 m (indoor): 2: 21.71 min, February 19, 2011, Birmingham
Web links
- Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Balla, Musaeb Abdulrahman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Qatari middle-distance runner of Sudanese origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Khartoum |