Abdullah Noor Wasughe (born 13 December 1947) is a Somali former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He also won the 1970, 1971 and 1972 East and Central African Championships and the

1973 All-Africa Games The 2nd All-Africa Games, also known as Lagos 1973, were played from 7 to 18 January 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria. After the success of the first African Games, the organizing bodies awarded the second games to Bamako, Mali to be held in 1969. A mili ...

. His personal best jump was 5.05 metres, achieved in 1972.

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1947 births Living people Somalian high jumpers Olympic athletes for Somalia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Male high jumpers Somalian male athletes African Games gold medalists for Somalia Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games Place of birth missing (living people) African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Somalia-athletics-bio-stub