Ali Idow Hassan ( ar, علي إيدو حسين born 1 July 1998) is a Somali middle distance runner who has competed at multiple Olympic Games.

Career

He was selected to compete at the

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in the men's

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. He was granted an audience with then Somali president

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ( so, Maxaamed Cabdullaahii Maxaamed, ar, محمد عبدالله محمد; born 11 March 1962), also known as Farmaajo, is a Somali politician who served as president of Somalia from 2017 to 2022. He was prime minist ...

at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu along with the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Said Hamse, prior to the event. He was given the honour of being a flag bearer for his nation in the Olympics opening ceremony. He ran a personal best in the 1500m in Tokyo, as he finished tenth in his heat in a time of 3.43:96. He competed in the

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at the 2022 African Championships and ran a personal best time of 1:49.03 as he qualified from his heat into the semi-finals, where he was tenth fastest in a time of 1:49.24. He was the only athlete from his nation, in any sport, to qualify for the

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. He competed in the 800 metres at the 800 metres in Paris in August 2024.

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Ali Idow Hassan
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

* 1998 births Living people Olympic athletes for Somalia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Somalia-athletics-bio-stub