ATHLETE
Abderrahman Samba
1995 - Today

Abderrahman Samba
Abderrahman Almoubarrake Samba Alsaleck (born 5 September 1995) is a Qatari male track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He was born and raised in Saudi Arabia but chose to represent Mauritania – his father's homeland – before eventually switching allegiance to Qatar and moving to Doha in 2015. He became eligible to compete for his adopted country in May 2016. He was the second person to run the 400 m hurdle event in less than 47 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Abderrahman Samba is the 5,880th most popular athlete (up from 6,287th in 2024), the 358th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 355th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Abderrahman Samba ranks 5,880 out of 6,025. Before him are Michael Diamond, Svetlana Podobedova, Debbie Dunn, Alin Moldoveanu, Naomi Folkard, and Simona Mușat. After him are Dušan Mandić, Nina Christen, Beata Mikołajczyk, Sarah Höfflin, Nathaniel Coleman, and Khalid Khannouchi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael Diamond
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 5,874
Svetlana Podobedova
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 5,875
Debbie Dunn
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,876
Alin Moldoveanu
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,877
Naomi Folkard
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,878
Simona Mușat
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 5,879
Abderrahman Samba
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 5,880
Dušan Mandić
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 5,881
Nina Christen
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 5,882
Beata Mikołajczyk
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 5,883
Sarah Höfflin
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 5,884
Nathaniel Coleman
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 5,885
Khalid Khannouchi
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 5,886
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1995, Abderrahman Samba ranks 604. Before him are Sergey Semenov, Dani Raba, Kim So-hee, Lucas Veríssimo, Kaetlyn Osmond, and Tyronne Ebuehi. After him are Andrew Hjulsager, Rafael Vitti, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Daniel Avramovski, Sara Ali Khan, and Xu Jiayu.
Others Born in 1995
Go to all RankingsSergey Semenov
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 598
Dani Raba
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 599
Kim So-hee
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 600
Lucas Veríssimo
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.86
Rank: 601
Kaetlyn Osmond
SKATER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 602
Tyronne Ebuehi
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 603
Abderrahman Samba
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 604
Andrew Hjulsager
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 605
Rafael Vitti
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 606
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 607
Daniel Avramovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 608
Sara Ali Khan
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 609
Xu Jiayu
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 610
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abderrahman Samba ranks 358 out of 354. Before him are Hattan Bahebri (1992), Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari (1977), Mansoor Al-Harbi (1987), Walid Atta (1986), Ibrahim Al-Helwah (1972), and Nawaf Al-Aqidi (2000). After him are Hassan Abdel-Fattah (1982), Rhys Norrington-Davies (1999), Mukhtar Ali (1997), Motaz Hawsawi (1992), Haitham Asiri (2001), and Kamal Bahamdan (1970).
Others born in Saudi Arabia
Go to all RankingsHattan Bahebri
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 352
Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 353
Mansoor Al-Harbi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 354
Walid Atta
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 355
Ibrahim Al-Helwah
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 356
Nawaf Al-Aqidi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 357
Abderrahman Samba
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 358
Hassan Abdel-Fattah
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 359
Rhys Norrington-Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 360
Mukhtar Ali
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 361
Motaz Hawsawi
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 362
Haitham Asiri
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 37.64
Rank: 363
Kamal Bahamdan
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 364
Among ATHLETES In Saudi Arabia
Among athletes born in Saudi Arabia, Abderrahman Samba ranks 6. Before him are Khaled Al-Eid (1969), Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (1976), Ramzy Al-Duhami (1972), Wojdan Shaherkani (1996), and Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi (1981). After him are Kamal Bahamdan (1970), Yousef Masrahi (1987), Tareg Hamedi (1998), Santiago Álvarez (null), Alana Smith (null), and Tahani Alqahtani (1999).
Khaled Al-Eid
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1
Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 2
Ramzy Al-Duhami
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 3
Wojdan Shaherkani
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 4
Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 5
Abderrahman Samba
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 6
Kamal Bahamdan
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 7
Yousef Masrahi
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.40
Rank: 8
Tareg Hamedi
1998 - Present
HPI: 31.50
Rank: 9
Santiago Álvarez
HPI: 30.18
Rank: 10
Alana Smith
HPI: 23.56
Rank: 11
Tahani Alqahtani
1999 - Present
HPI: 18.96
Rank: 12














































