Mubarak Hassan Shami
Mubarak Hassan Shami(Arabic:مبارك حسن شامي,bornRichard Yatichon December 1, 1980) is aKenyan-bornQatarilong-distance runner.He specializes inhalf marathonandmarathon races.
Biography
[edit]Shami won theBaringo Half Marathon,a race inaugurated byPaul Tergat,in 2005 and 2006, becoming the first runner to defend the title.[1]
In October 2005 he won asilver medalat the2005 World Half Marathon Championships.He won theParis Marathonon April 15, 2007.
Shami won the silver medal at the2007 World Championships.His last victory in a marathon was in Otsu (2008) with the time of 2:08:23. He is coached by Renato Canova.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Qatar
| |||||
| 2005 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna,Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:20 |
| Venice Marathon | Venice,Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:22 | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton,Canada | 2nd | Half Marathon | 1:01:09 (NR) | |
| 2006 | Prague Marathon | Prague,Czech Republic | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:11 |
| Asian Games | Doha,Qatar | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:44 | |
| 2007 | Paris Marathon | Paris,France | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:17 |
| World Championships | Osaka,Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:17:18 | |
| 2008 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:23 |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou,China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
References
[edit]- ^Macharia, David (7 January 2006)."Shami defends Baringo Half Marathon title".IAAF.Retrieved7 May2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Qatari male long-distance runners
- Qatari male marathon runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Qatar
- Paris Marathon male winners
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Kenyan emigrants to Qatar
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Qatari people of Kenyan descent
- Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Qatar
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Naturalised athletes