Abdi-Hakin Achkel Ulad (born 14 June 1991 in

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Town,

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) is a Danish

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athlete competing in

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(5,000 metres, 10,000 metres,

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s and

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s). Ulad represented Denmark at the

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and

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. As of 2022, he is currently suspended following a failed drug test.

Biography

At the age of eleven, he arrived as a

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in Denmark together with his aunt. Abdi Hakin Ulad became a citizen of Denmark through

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on 28 October 2010. He lives in

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, competes for Hvidovre AM and his coach is Leo Madsen. On 11 July 2013, Ulad ran 10,000 metres in 29m 44.78sec and achieved a bronze medal at the

2013 European Athletics U23 Championships The 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was the 9th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was held in Tampere, Finland from 10 to 14 July. Russia topped the medal table with ...

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, Finland. On 13 September 2015, Ulad became Danish

champion with the time of 1h 2m 48sec. At the

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in Amsterdam, Ulad ranked as number five at the

with the time of 1h 3min 22sec. His first marathon was in 2015, and on his second try at this distance at the

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, he finished with the best Danish time since 1989 – 2h 14 min 3sec, which also qualified him for the

in Rio de Janeiro. In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the

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held in Berlin, Germany. He did not finish his race. In December 2019, he ran his personal best on the marathon distance at the

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in Japan. With the finish time of 2h 11min 3sec he qualified for the

in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2022 it was revealed Ulad had failed a doping test for

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. He declined to have his B sample tested and admitted to the doping offense via a Facebook post, describing it as "the worse decision of his life".

Personal bests

Source:

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References

External links

Abdi Hakim Ulad
at statletik.dk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulad, Abdi-Hakin Achkel 1991 births Living people Somalian male long-distance runners Danish male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Denmark Somalian emigrants to Denmark People from Slagelse Municipality