Olympic Athletes of Somalia - Abdi Bile, Samia Yusuf Omar, Abdinasir Said Ibrahim, Fartun Abukar Omar (Paperback)

Chapters: Abdi Bile, Samia Yusuf Omar, Abdinasir Said Ibrahim, Fartun Abukar Omar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Abdi Bile (Somali:, Cabdi Bille Cabdi, born December 28, 1962, in Las Anod) is a former middle distance runner from Somalia. In 1987 he became world champion in the 1500 metres, the first Somali to do so. He is the uncle to Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohamed a prominent Nairobi lawyer. Abdi Bile won the 1500 m World Championship in 1987, running the final 800 m of the race in 1:46.0, the fastest final 800 m of any 1,500 meter race in history. He was a two-time Olympian (1984 and 1996) and dominated his event in the late 1980s. Bile was ranked first in the world in the one-mile in 1989. He was World Cup champion in the 1500 m in 1989 and two-time world Grand Prix final champion. Bile is a graduate of George Mason University with a BS in marketing management. At George Mason, Bile was team captain and a two-time NCAA Division I 1,500 meter champion, winning his first title in 1985 (3:41.2) and the second in 1987 (3:35.79). He also won many conference titles and held the inter-collegiate 1500 m record for more than ten years. He was coached by John Cook, the former coach of 2008 Olympic 10000 meter Bronze Medalist Shalane Flanagan. Bile has travelled widely and has inspired many young people and helped several humanitarian organizations. Bile is married, with a son born in 1993 named Ahmed. Ahmed strives to one day be as great as his dad. His career was riddled with injuries, and he missed the 1991 World Championships as well as the 1988 and 1992 Olympics because of such problems. In 1996 he finished 6th in the Olympic 1500 m final. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3005339