Mohamed Suleiman

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Mohamed Suleiman
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Qatar
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona 1500 m

Mohamed Suleiman (Arabic: محمد سليمان) (born 23 November 1969)[1] is a Qatari middle-distance runner.

Career

At the age of 18, Suleiman participated in the Olympic Games in Seoul over 1500 metres. However, he did not progress to the semi-finals. In 1991, Suleiman qualified for the World Championships in Tokyo, where he came in ninth. In 1992, he achieved the greatest success of his career when he won the bronze medal in the Barcelona Olympics thus becoming the first-ever Olympic medallist for Qatar. Throughout his career, Suleiman ran several Asian records over 1500 m and the mile run.

He won the gold medal in the 1500 m representing Asia at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. Suleiman ran for Qatar at two further Olympic Games (in 1996 and 2000) and reached the event finals, although he did not make the podium.

Suleiman's younger brothers Nasser and Abdulrahman Suleiman have also competed internationally in middle-distance running – Abdulrahman was the 2002 Asian champion in the 1500 m.[2]

Notes

  1. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. Mohan, K. P. (2002-08-12). Abdulrahman keeps up family tradition; China maintains superiority . The Hindu. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.

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