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Hussein Ahmed Salah

1956 - Today

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Hussein Ahmed Salah (Arabic: حسين أحمد صلاح, Somali: Xuseen Axmed Saalax) is a Djiboutian former long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won silver medals in this event at the 1987 and 1991 World Championships. In addition, he won the 1985 IAAF World Marathon Cup. He also came second in the New York Marathon in 1985, and won the Paris Marathon in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hussein Ahmed Salah is the 1,084th most popular athlete (up from 1,109th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Djibouti and the most popular Djibouti Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 1,084 out of 6,025. Before him are Michel Scheuer, Wiesław Maniak, Bohuslav Karlík, Georgios Papasideris, Enriqueta Basilio, and István Barta. After him are Nicolae Neagoe, Annemarie Zimmermann, Arthur Barnard, Bill Nieder, Georgia Coleman, and Polydore Veirman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 352. Before him are Eike Batista, Howard Davis Jr., Sunny Deol, Tony Gilroy, Arthur Golden, and Meena Keshwar Kamal. After him are Ilona Slupianek, Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Jamie Dimon, Ilie Balaci, Cristina Comencini, and Bernard A. Harris Jr..

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In Djibouti

Among people born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 4 out of 6. Before him are Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (1951), Barkat Gourad Hamadou (1930), and Dileita Mohamed Dileita (1958). After him are Abdourahman Waberi (1965), Ayanleh Souleiman (1992), Zourah Ali (1994), Aden-Alexandre Houssein (1998), and Houssein Gaber Ibrahim (1999).

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Among ATHLETES In Djibouti

Among athletes born in Djibouti, Hussein Ahmed Salah ranks 1. After him are Ayanleh Souleiman (1992), Zourah Ali (1994), and Aden-Alexandre Houssein (1998).

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