Ali Idow Hassan

Ali Ido Hassan
Ali Idow Hassan at the 2020 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
Personal information
NationalitySomalia
Born (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Mogadishu, Somalia
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)800m, 1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Ali Idow Hassan (Arabic: علي إيدو حسين born 1 July 1998) is a Somali middle distance runner who has competed at multiple Olympic Games.

Career

He was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games in the men's 1500 metres.[1][2] He was granted an audience with then Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu along with the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Said Hamse, prior to the event.[3]

He was given the honour of being a flag bearer for his nation in the Olympics opening ceremony.[4] He ran a personal best in the 1500m in Tokyo, as he finished tenth in his heat in a time of 3.43:96.[5]

He competed in the 800m at the 2022 African Championships and ran a personal best time of 1:49.03 as he qualified from his heat into the semi-finals, where he was tenth fastest in a time of 1:49.24.[6]

He was the only athlete from his nation, in any sport, to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 800 metres at the 800 metres in Paris in August 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "HASSAN Ali Idow". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Somalia Sends First Non-runner to Tokyo Olympics". voanews.com.
  3. ^ "Farmajo receives Olympic athlete at the Presidential Palace". Somalidispatch.com.
  4. ^ "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo | FEATURES | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ali Idow finishes 10th in 1st round of 1500m". hiiraan.com.
  6. ^ "Results". maa.mu. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Somalia
Tokyo 2020
with
Ramla Ali
Paris 2024 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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