Mumin Booqora Gala or (Moumin Guelleh) ( so, Muumin Geele) (born 6 September 1986 in

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) is a Djiboutian runner. He competed at the

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in the

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event and placed thirteenth.

Running career

In 2011, he took 7th place in the 5000 meters race during the

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. He was the 10000 m silver medalist at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in

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. His personal best in the 5000 meters is 13 min 17 s 77 set in

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in 2011. In 2012, he competed in the 5000 meters at the Olympic Games in

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. Djibouti's National Olympic Committee (NOC), Comité National Olympique Djiboutien, selects athletes that meet the qualification standards. An NOC can to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the "A" standard, or one athlete per event if they met the "B" standard. Mumin qualified via the A standard. Gala finished the first heat with a time of 13:21.21, finishing 10th in his heat. Although the first five from each heat move on to the finals, the next five fastest times are also qualified, and Gala was fifth on that list. Gala was close to his personal record of 13:17.77 in the first heat, but he finished the final with a time of 13:50.26 and placed 13th overall, out of a field of 43 athletes. His 10000 m best is 28:23.46 set at the Blankers-Koen Stadium in

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in 2012. Gala continued competing at the Olympics by participating in the

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in Rio. He set his personal record in the marathon, with a time of 2:13:04. Gala finished in 12th place.

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gala, Mumin 1986 births Living people Djiboutian male long-distance runners Djiboutian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Djibouti Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Djibouti Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Djibouti