Moussa Fall

Not to be confused with Moussa Sagna Fall.

Moussa Fall (born 28 August 1963) is a retired Senegalese runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.

He was born in Saint-Louis, Senegal. He competed at the 1983 World Championships (400), the 1984 Olympic Games (800), the 1987 World Championships (800) and the 1988 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1][2] He also competed in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1988 Olympic Games, but the team never reached the final.

Regionally he won silver medals at the 1984 and 1985 African Championships,[3] a gold medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie[4] and worldwide a silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade.[5]

His personal best time was 47.34 seconds in the 400 metres (1989) and 1:44.06 minutes in the 800 metres (1988).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Moussa Fall profile at IAAF
  2. 1 2 "Moussa Fall". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Francophone Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "World University Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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