Omar Moussa (runner)
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Omar Moussa Bouh (born 8 February 1961), also spelled Omar Musa, is a Djiboutian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon silver medal at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships, and finished 4th at the 1994 Francophone Games.
Career
[edit]Moussa's first international medal was at the 1983 Arab Athletics Championships in Amman, placing 2nd in the marathon.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he finished 49th in the marathon.[2]
The following year at the 1989 World Marathon Cup, Moussa finished 46th with a time of 2:19:18 hours.[3] Moussa ran his marathon personal best of 2:13:57 in 1994.[2] He also competed at the Francophone Games in 1994, where he finished 4th in the marathon, less than three minutes behind bronze medallist Omar Abdillahi Charmarke.[4]
Moussa finished runner-up at the inaugural Lille Marathon, 3rd at the 1986 Marathon Beneva de Montréal, and 5th at the 1986 Paris Marathon.[5]
He again entered the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics but he didn't finish the course.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Omar Musa Bouh". Athletics Podium.
- ^ a b Omar Moussa at Olympedia
- ^ "ARRS recap for race #7194". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
- ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie: Le dernier mot aux Français". L'Athlétisme (in French). 8/1994. Fédération française d'athlétisme: 21–22.
- ^ Omar Moussa at ARRS
- ^ "Sports Reference Profile; Olympics athletes; Omar Moussa". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019.
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