Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بله; born 19 March 1989 in Khartoum) is a Sudanese-born Qatari middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.^[2] He represented Qatar at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two outdoor and three indoor World Championships.^[3]

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla

Balla in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 36) Khartoum, Sudan[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Coached by	Jama Aden
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Qatar Asian Indoor Championships 2014 Hangzhou 800 m 2016 Doha 800 m 2016 Doha 4×400 m 2023 Astana 800 m Pan Arab Games 2011 Doha 800 m

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla wins at Diamond League in Stockholm 2015.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Qatar
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	10th (h)	800 m	1:57.11
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th (sf)	800 m	1:51.93
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:17.93
	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	800 m	1:52.45
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	2nd	800 m	1:54.25
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	3rd	800 m	1:46.19
2011	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:45.92
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.51
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	22nd (sf)	800 m	1:47.52
2013	Arab Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:45.90
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.55
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	4th	400 m	46.45
			1st	800 m	1:46.92
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	11th (sf)	800 m	1:45.43
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	1st	800 m	1:46.57
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	800 m	1:44.19
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	1st	800 m	1:50.27
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	–	800 m	DQ
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	7th	800 m	1:48.501
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	6th (h)	800 m	1:49.502
2015	Arab Championships	Isa Town, Bahrain	1st	800 m	1:46.74
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	1st	800 m	1:49.40
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.50
	World Championships	Beijing, China	6th	800 m	1:47.01
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	800 m	1:46.92
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.20
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	5th	800 m	1:48.31
2022	GCC Games	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2nd	800 m	1:49.83
2023	Asian Indoor Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	3rd	800 m	1:49.68

¹Representing Asia

²Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 600 metres – 1:15.99 (Stockholm 2013)
• 800 metres – 1:43.82 (Barcelona 2015)

Indoor

• 600 metres – 1:15.83 (Moscow 2014)
• 800 metres – 1:45.48 (Stockholm 2015)
• 1000 metres – 2:21.71 (Birmingham 2011)