Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.

His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca.

Ali competed in the 400 metres event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing failing to advance to the semifinals.

He lives in Nyala, southern Darfur, and is a sergeant in the Sudanese army. His family is of the Zaghawa (Beri) ethnic group.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sudan
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 1st 400 m 46.10
World Championships Paris, France 43rd (h) 400 m 46.78
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 2nd 400 m 45.22
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 2nd 400 m 45.44
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (h) 400 m 47.85
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 2nd 400 m 45.97
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 39th (h) 400 m 46.32
Pan Arab Games Algiers, Algeria 2nd 400 m 45.84
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 1st 400 m 44.93
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.81
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th (sf) 400 m 46.67
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 6th 400 m 46.29
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.37
Pan Arab Games Cairo, Egypt 5th 200 m 21.27
1st 400 m 46.16
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.52 (NR)
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 400 m 45.64
Olympic Games Beijing, China 50th (h) 400 m 47.12
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 36th (h) 400 m 46.48

References
  1. "Darfur athletes train as Olympic row rages", Reuters, April 15, 2008
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