Abdi bile biography of michaels

Athletics competitor

Abdi Bile (Somali: Cabdi Bile Cabdi, Arabic: عبد بلي عبد; born 28 December 1962) is a former middle remoteness runner. He holds the maximum number of national records epoxy resin athletics in Somalia across several disciplines.^[2] He is currently Somalia's national record holder in ennead athletic disciplines, and is in this fashion far Somalia's most decorated errand boy in history.^{[note 1]}

In 1987, sharptasting became world champion in blue blood the gentry 1500 metres, the first Cushitic to do so.^[3] Bile ran the final 800m of primacy race in 1:46.0, which owing to of the 2020s, remains magnanimity fastest latter half in authority history of the 1500m way race.

During the semi-finals enterprise the same championships, on 4 September 1987, he set splendid championship record with a interval of 3:35.67 which lasted unsettled 1 September 1991, when domesticated by Noureddine Morceli.

He cringing Britain's Sebastian Coe at interpretation 1500m to win gold power the 1989 World Continental Beaker.

He also won silver explore the same event in authority 1985 African Championships in Port. In 1996 he represented Somalia at the 1996 Summer Athletics for the 1500 meters. Fulfil brother, Jama Bile, ran competitively for Northern Arizona University. Rulership son Ahmed Bile ran competitively for Georgetown University.

Early life

Bile was born in Las Anod, Somalia^[4] a member of interpretation Dhulbahante sub-clan of the Daarood.

He was raised with xiv siblings, in a nomadic society.^[5] He completed high school send down Erigavo. He began competitive management after hearing of the African runner Jamac Karacin, a lore bursary recipient in the US.^[6] Orang-utan a youth he was exceedingly interested in football/soccer.^[3]

Running career

Bile won the 1500 m World Encouragement in 1987, running the terminating 800 m of the jump at in 1:46.00, the fastest in reply 800 m of any 1,500-metre race in history.

He was a two-time Olympian (1984 extract 1996) and dominated the leaf in the late 1980s. Nastiness was ranked first in influence world at the mile coldness in 1989. He was Environment Cup champion in the 1500 m in 1989^[4] and lead astray world Grand Prix final titleholder.

Bile graduated from George Artisan University with a BSc delight in marketing management.^[4] At George Stonemason, Bile was team captain cranium a two-time NCAA Division Side-splitting 1,500-metre champion, winning his be foremost title in 1985 (3:41.20) crucial the second in 1987 (3:35.79).

He also won many congress titles and held the inter-collegiate 1500 m record for optional extra than ten years.

He was coached by John Cook,^[3] description former coach of 2008 Athletics 10,000-metre bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan. His career was riddled do better than injuries, and he missed glory 1991 World Championships as ablebodied as the 1988 and 1992 Olympics because of such problems.^[4] In 1996 he finished one-sixth in the Olympic 1500 final.^[4] As of the 2020s, Stagnant has the 17th fastest klick race of all time condemnation a time of 2:14.50.^[7]

Achievements

Awards and public records

Bile has won gold medals in the 1987 World Championships in 1987 at the 1500m.

In 1989 he won righteousness gold medal at the Cosmos Continental Cup in Barcelona clichйd the 1500m in a repel of 3:35.56.

In 1987, he won first place motionless the NCAA Championships in Withy Rouge, Louisiana at the 1500m in a time of 3:35.79. In 1993, he won alternate place at the 1500m increase the Grand Prix Final deduct London UK, in a hold your fire of 3:34.65. In the selfsame year, he also won justness bronze medal at the Field Championships at 1500m in City, Germany in a time line of attack 3:35.96.

At the 1985 Mortal Championships in Athletics, he won silver at the 1500m. Stagnant holds Somalia's national records rip apart seven outdoor disciplines, namely class 800m, 1000m, 1500m, one mil, 2000m, 3000m and the 4x1500 metre relay as well thanks to in two indoor disciples, that is to say the 1500m and the melody mile, thus in a integral of nine disciplines.

The feeble of state institutions from 1990 onwards and injuries had prevented Bile from competing at nobility Olympics during his prime years.^[8][9]

Personal life

Bile has traveled widely countryside has inspired many young recurrent and helped several humanitarian organizations.^[4] He is married, with pair sons and daughter named Farhiya, born in 1995, Ahmed exclusive 1993 and Mohamed born 2001.

As a senior in elevated school, Ahmed won the Colony state cross country title,^[4] rectitude 1000m title and 1600m term along with being a impose on New Balance All-American in position 800m. The largest stadium deduct Las Anod is named later him.^[10]

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