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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Maryam Yusuf Jamal is the 3,617th most popular athlete (down from 3,474th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 67th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 3,617 out of 6,025. Before her are Elena Khrustaleva, Alex Schwazer, Gao Feng, Fabrizio Donato, Lorenzo Sotomayor, and Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet. After her are Zhang Ling, Malaika Mihambo, Yelena Prokhorova, Orlando Duque, Ashley Spencer, and Fabiana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 607. 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, Polina Semionova, Maria Elena Kyriakou, and Osman Chávez.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 71 out of 105. Before her are Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), Almaz Ayana (1991), Gezahegne Abera (1978), and Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (1980). 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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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Maryam Yusuf Jamal ranks 22. 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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