Djama Robleh ( so, Jaamac Rooble) (born December 31, 1958) is a retired

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Re ...

an long-distance runner who specialized in the

marathon race The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

. He won the silver medal in this event at the 1982 African Championships and finished eighth in the

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition he placed 47th at the

1983 World Championships The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall me ...

, took third in the

1985 World Marathon Cup The 1985 World Marathon Cup was the first edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Hiroshima, Japan. Results Men Women References ;ResultsIAAF World Marathon Cup Results Men Association of Road Racing Statisticians. ...

(in which his team finished first), and entered the 1987 World Championships without finishing the race. His personal best time came as he trailed Steve Jones to a second-place finish in the 1985

Chicago Marathon The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Races, World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago ...

. Robleh's time was 2:08:08, a winning time for most year, but Jones ran a near-world record at the race, clocking a 2:07:17. The current Djiboutian record is held by Ahmed Salah with 2:07:07 hours.Djiboutian athletics records

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* 1958 births Living people Djiboutian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Djibouti {{djibouti-athletics-bio-stub