Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla

Balla in 2015
Personal information
Born	19 March 1989 Khartoum, Sudan[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بله‎; born 19 March 1989 in Khartoum, Sudan) is a Sudanese-born Qatari middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.^[2] He represented Qatar at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and three indoor World Championships.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Qatar
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	10th (h)	800 m	1:57.11
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th (sf)	800 m	1:51.93
			3rd	4x400 m relay	3:17.93
	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	800 m	1:52.45
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	2nd	800 m	1:54.25
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	3rd	800 m	1:46.19
2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:45.92
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.51
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	800 m	1:47.52
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:45.90
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:09.55
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	4th	400 m	46.45
			1st	800 m	1:46.92
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th (sf)	800 m	1:45.43
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	1st	800 m	1:46.57
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	800 m	1:44.19
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	1st	800 m	1:50.27
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	–	800 m	DQ
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	800 m	1:48.50^1
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th (h)	800 m	1:49.50^2
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	1st	800 m	1:46.74
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	1st	800 m	1:49.40
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:02.50
	World Championships	Beijing, China	6th	800 m	1:47.01
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:46.92
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:08.20
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	5th	800 m	1:48.31

¹Representing Asia

²Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 600 metres – 1:15.99 (Stockholm 2013)
• 800 metres – 1:43.82 (Barcelona 2015)

Indoor

• 600 metres – 1:15.83 (Moscow 2014)
• 800 metres – 1:45.48 (Stockholm 2015)
• 1000 metres – 2:21.71 (Birmingham 2011)

References

1. sports-Reference profile
2. Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla profile at IAAF