Ismail Ahmed Ismail

Ismail Ahmed Ismail (Arabic: اسماعيل احمد اسماعيل, born 1 November 1984) is a Sudanese sprinter who represents Sudan in 800 metres. He was born in Khartoum. Ismail won Sudan's first ever Olympic medal, by earning a silver medal in the Men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.^[1]^[2]

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sudan
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	21st (h)	800m	1:53.14
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	—	1500m	DQ
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	26th (h)	1500 m	4:02.79
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	800 m	1:47.20
2002	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	10th (h)	800 m	1:49.18
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	800 m	1:47.21
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	5th	800 m	1:47.29
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	800 m	1:46.92
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Congo	3rd	800 m	1:45.87
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	800 m	1:52.49
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	800 m	1:46.24
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	3rd	800 m	1:47.20
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.81
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	2nd	800 m	1:46.65
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	800 m	1:45.41
	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.00
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2nd	800 m	1:44.70
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (sf)	800 m	DNF
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	800 m	1:46.90
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	39th (h)	800 m	1:52.33
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	800 m	1:46.60
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.47
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	17th (h)	800 m	1:50.72
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	–	800 m	DNF

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