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Samia Yusuf Omar

1991 - 2012

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Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (Somali: Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar; Arabic: سامية يوسف عمر; 25 March 1991 – April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia. She was one of two Somali athletes who competed for their nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Omar had grown up in Mogadishu, and trained there during the Somali Civil War despite receiving harassment from local militia groups. Her story at the Olympics was covered by the media, and her performance was well received by the crowd. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Samia Yusuf Omar is the 3,899th most popular athlete (down from 3,648th in 2024), the 48th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 47th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Somali Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Samia Yusuf Omar ranks 3,899 out of 6,025. Before her are Valentina Tserbe-Nessina, Joni Huntley, Quincy Hall, Antoni Bernadó, Eckhardt Schultz, and Alica Schmidt. After her are Valentina Tsybulskaya, Hugo González, Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh, Simon Schempp, Adam Krzesiński, and János Martinek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Samia Yusuf Omar ranks 416. Before her are Erica Fontes, Shogo Taniguchi, Rustam Orujov, Marcel Halstenberg, Gabriella Cilmi, and Jeroen Zoet. After her are Nam Tae-hee, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Kristie Mewis, Quavo, Tristan Thompson, and Leandro Bacuna. Among people deceased in 2012, Samia Yusuf Omar ranks 514. Before her are Jonathan Frid, Peter Åslin, Alex Alves, Mika Yamamoto, Leslie Carter, and Miki Roqué. After her are Hollie Stevens, Vigor Bovolenta, Andrew Breitbart, Ajmal Kasab, Jorge Andrés Boero, and Mark Lenzi.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Samia Yusuf Omar ranks 48 out of 58. Before her are Abdi Bile (1962), K'naan (1978), Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), Barkhad Abdi (1985), Mohammed Ahmed (1991), and Ilhan Omar (1982). After her are Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Asha Haji Elmi (1962), Leyla Hussein (1980), Abdi Nageeye (1989), Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim (1982), and Liban Abdi (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Somalia

Among athletes born in Somalia, Samia Yusuf Omar ranks 4. Before her are Mo Farah (1983), Abdi Bile (1962), and Mohammed Ahmed (1991). After her are Mohamed Suleiman (1969), Abdi Nageeye (1989), Abdi Hakin Ulad (1991), Shirley McCay (1988), and Hassan Mead (1989).

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