Ahmed Ibrahim (; born 4 February 1966) is a retired

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long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who specialized in the

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and

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

Biography

Although Warsama has been naturalised as a Qatari citizen, he is a

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from Xudun. He has medals from the Asian Championships, the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships, the West Asian Games and the Pan Arab Championships.The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Athens 2004

International competitions

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

- 3:35.38 min (1994) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

- 7:43.00 min (2000) *

- 13:13.52 min (2000) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

- 28:02.80 min (2003)

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* 1966 births Living people Qatari male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Qatar Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Qatar Naturalized citizens of Qatar Qatari people of Somali descent Asian Games silver medalists for Qatar Asian Games athletes for Qatar Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners Arab Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Qatari sportsmen Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{qatar-athletics-bio-stub