Bashir Abdi
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Bashir Abdi (born 10 February 1989)[4] is a Somali-born Belgian long-distance runner. He won bronze medals in the marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Championships. In doing so, Abdi became both the first ever Belgian world championship medal winner at the marathon[5] and the first Belgian male athlete to win an individual medal at both the Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships. He claimed silver in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 European Championships. He finished second and third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon and 2022 London Marathon respectively. Abdi is the European record holder for the marathon.
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Citizenship | Belgian |
Born | (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35)[1][2] El Afweyn, Somalia[3] |
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Country | Belgium |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
Club | NN Running Team[2] |
Coached by | Gary Lough[2] |
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He also holds the Belgian records in the half marathon and one hour run, and the world best in the rarely contested 20,000 metres on track.