Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr

Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr (born February 22, 1986) is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.

His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca.

Ali competed in the 400 metres event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing failing to advance to the semifinals.

He lives in Nyala, southern Darfur, and is a sergeant in the Sudanese army. His family is of the Zaghawa (Beri) ethnic group.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sudan
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	400 m	46.10
	World Championships	Paris, France	43rd (h)	400 m	46.78
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	400 m	45.22
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	400 m	45.44
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	20th (h)	400 m	47.85
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	400 m	45.97
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	39th (h)	400 m	46.32
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	400 m	45.84
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	1st	400 m	44.93
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:08.81
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th (sf)	400 m	46.67
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	6th	400 m	46.29
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	7th	4x400 m relay	3:09.37
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	5th	200 m	21.27
			1st	400 m	46.16
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:06.52 (NR)
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	400 m	45.64
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	50th (h)	400 m	47.12
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	36th (h)	400 m	46.48

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Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr profile at IAAF
"Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr", n°58 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"

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