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Maryam Yusuf Jamal

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Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Arabic: مريم يوسف جمال; Oromo: Maaryaam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gold (originally bronze, but later upgraded after two doping violations by other competitors) in the 1,500m women's race, in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This was also the first Olympic medal won by a woman representing a Gulf state. Born in Ethiopia, 2005 was her first full season. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Maryam Yusuf Jamal is the 3,775th most popular athlete (down from 3,428th in 2024), the 72nd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 66th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 3,775 out of 6,025. Before her are Fabrizio Donato, Patrick Johnson, Lorenzo Sotomayor, Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet, Thorsten Weidner, and Gabriele Mehl. After her are Zhang Ling, Malaika Mihambo, Yelena Prokhorova, Orlando Duque, Ashley Spencer, and Ana Guevara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 628. Before her are Guillaume Gillet, Alex Schwazer, Karun Chandhok, Markis Kido, Chris Weidman, and Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet. After her are David Murphy, Mikel Nieve, Sanharib Malki, Yūki Ono, Polina Semionova, and Maria Elena Kyriakou.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 72 out of 105. Before her are Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), Julie Mehretu (1970), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980). After her are Pnina Tamano-Shata (1981), Mohammed Aman (1994), Tesfaye Tola (1974), Tiki Gelana (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), and Mare Dibaba (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 21. Before her are Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Gezahegne Abera (1978). After her are Mohammed Aman (1994), Tesfaye Tola (1974), Tiki Gelana (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Mare Dibaba (1989), and Tariku Bekele (1987).

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